A fine lesson in how to make someone feel really old :-)  My model
interest
was Stromberg Wooden Model Airplanes in the early '50's. And that
probably
is a remembrance of things modern for some others on the list.

OT content - absolutely none.

Tom Ellis
Dayton OH

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oldtools-bounces@r... 
> [mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Peter B
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 10:30 PM
> To: scott grandstaff
> Cc: porch
> Subject: Re: [OldTools] Newbie Bio...
> 
> Hi All,
> Ahhhh, yes the Cox Chaparral. A fine slot car in it's day and way too 
> expensive
> for the  meagre pocket money of a 14 yr old, as I was then.
> 
> Wow, that takes me back!
> Rewinding motors too well........they ran so fast they self 
> destructed!!
> 24 hour races, trophy for the fastest 'dragster', the smell 
> of tyre dope 
> (methyl salicylate aka
> 'oil of wintergreen' ), replacing axle bushes with tiny ball 
> bearings.........ah the good old days!

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