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# 1 04-05-2011 , 12:27 AM

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My Favorite Toy Challenge - Bullet

Ok Im in......I didnt really have toys as I have said BUT I do remember my dear Nanna buying me a Scalextric set for my 12th birthday. I was so badly into it we even used cooking oil to do burnouts LOL...so I will do the set IF I can bloody find refs for the cars. The cars I had were ones that had a 'special' 180° turnaround LOL...so they were pretty cool...if anyone can remember those cars or help with the refs.....thanks. Oh it was around 1980 BTW....sigh...so long ago

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# 2 04-05-2011 , 05:41 AM

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Good Luck Bullet!

~To create a new world through the imagination

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# 3 04-05-2011 , 06:36 AM

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Thanks mate....I will need it LOL

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# 4 04-05-2011 , 10:35 AM

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Cool! Love that toy user added image

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IT's at my grannys attic

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# 5 04-05-2011 , 10:41 AM

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Oh thanks joey...man that would have been nice, thank you! I have even e-mailed Scalextric themselves and see if they have ANY info on the cars...as they were not formula 1 or anything...almost a cross between formula 1 and smash em derby cars....

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# 6 06-05-2011 , 04:02 AM

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Ok Scalextric never got back to me...sigh....so I will have to try and get some ref's of cars AROUND that year...doesnt pay to be my age does it!...nevertheless I will start on the track this weekend...still crook but I will start.

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EDIT: just a test layout to see if I could get the track config right...hhhhmmmmm this isnt going to be easy.

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# 7 06-05-2011 , 10:56 AM

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Ok Scalextric got back to me!!! a BIG thank you to Stephanie from customer care...sadly they dont have records back to 1980...bummer...oh well goes with getting old. Will have to use a modern equivalent...hope thats within the rules....

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# 8 06-05-2011 , 05:30 PM

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# 9 07-05-2011 , 01:54 AM

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LOL elephantic...why did you feel so alone?

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# 10 12-05-2011 , 02:36 AM

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Glad to hear Scalextric got back to you, and Thank You for your encouragement!
All my best to you and good luck Bullet!

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# 11 12-05-2011 , 02:38 AM

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LOL thanks josh...good luck to you too mate...yeh I was shocked...sadly Im too bloody old and the toys or info no longer exist...damn time LOL

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# 12 14-05-2011 , 12:39 AM

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Ah! Right.. and you mentioned that :-) .

Not sure if this will help, but I went to ebay and did a search on the Scalextric, searching under 'antiques.'
A lot of results, but I have no idea if any are of the one you are looking for.

This is probably a useless link (since it's a huge search result link), but.. just in case; Scalextric.

Hope you have some luck finding it! The ones available today are very cool too :-]

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# 13 15-05-2011 , 01:15 AM

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Thanks Josh...you are a f*****g LEGEND.......I found the car...mate you are a champignon!!!! yay I knew I wasnt going mad!!! now I have the name I will look for some refs!!!! have a beer on me (non alcoholic of course he he he).

Thanks again mate

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