Scalextric: A Race Through Time
Code No: 18753
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Author: Gillham, Roger
Published: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 142
Dimensions: 21 x 28
Illustrations: Many colour photographs of Scalextric cars and accessories, photos and cartoons from years featured
Description: This book celebrates 50 years of Scalextric, the best-known brand of slot racing sets and equipment in the world. It tells the story of Scalextric from the first time that Fred Francis put an electric motor into one of his Scalex tinplate model cars in 1957. There is a chapter for each year of the company`s history from 1957 to 2006, including events that made the news in that year, plus an introduction and chapters on nostalgia models, TV and film cars, police cars and a brief chapter, `Cars of the Stars`, that tells about some of the many stars and celebrities who have enjoyed Scalextric. It`s a book that will appeal to old and young and bring back many memories.
