by Florida_Slotter » Thu May 28, 2015 2:08 am
ModlerBob,
That's a terrible thing . . . . . having so many Ford GT40 in many different manufacturers, variants and such. I think the Ford GT40 is an iconic car and as such is something to be proud of.
There are several Ford GT40 variants in my collection as well. Not as many as you, but then again, I've been in hobby shops that don't have the kind of numbers you have either! :D
I do believe my most prolific car is the McLaren of the heydays of Can-Am racing. First of all I attended Can-Am races, loved putting those high output V-8s into little British sports cars and then watching the engineers come up with ways to keep from flying away.
The McClaren M8 made by Slot.It is one that takes up a lot of room. I presently have 4 of them. The #48 - Dan Gurney version, the #12 "Led Zepplin" version (actually I have 2 of those. One is still wrapped snuggle away in an unopened box). There are 3 white kits that I bought. 2 of them are M8D/E variants and the other one will soon become an M8C variant. I have one of the George Turner resin M8A variant and I'm currently waiting for the #2 Vic Elford and the #12 Paul Newman cars to be released. I guess that brings my M8 count to 9 cars. I also have a Revell-Monogram McLaren #5 M6A of Dennis Hulme. Mine runs quite well as I was able to slide one of the Slot.It M8 chassis and power train under it.
Hey, there's so much to the slot car hobby. I'm glad we can share it like we do.
If I get the blood sugar and pressure problems straightened out - passing out upon standing is NOT a good thing - perhaps I can make it over prior to you closing the facility down. I feel badly that you worked so hard trying to make DeBary Glen into a club, but you never really had any members. But you get an A+ from me for your efforts.