“Scalextric Model Motor Racing is a Sport involving SKILL”

No race tonight, so here are some evocative pages from Scalextric’s 1962 catalogue. What car-mad child of the ’60s didn’t dream of owning some of these?!

“Authentically Detailed and 1/30th True Scale.”  Yes, it’s not a printing error. Scalextric’s early cars were 1/30th scale, not 1/32nd.