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Even the cars that are something less than perfect and pristine deserve respect. Someone took a lot of time and care to built this F1 car. Check out the detail in the rear control arms and front "suspension" springs, and the paint on the driver's helmet. The soldering job doesn't look all that great, but the chassis is pretty straight and level. This car was probably in the hunt for the Concours Award at some race! DKWW.

Here's a group of 1/32 scratchbuilt chassis. These chassis are made for clear bodies and are powered by extremely fast motors, except for the two with Falcon type sealed can motors. The chassis on the lower right I purchased from Bob Ward at a race at Lee Dundas' in the early 1980's. Bob was down from Seattle to do some racing at Lee's. That car is flat AWESOME! The other chassis were from Goose's collection and a couple from Ebay.

I have no idea where this one came from. It seems a little big for a 1/32 car, but a little small to be 1/24. It's cool whatever scale it is and in good shape!

Most everybody will recognize this Cox Ferrari. This one is pretty nice! The body has been painted but they did a really nice job. The chassis is really clean too! It came with both the roadster and the coupe bodies! DKWW

This one is a REALLY early build. Note the lack of actual "slot car" parts in this build, including those rear wheels! If I remember correctly this car was part of the Jerry & Norton Gaston collection.

This Dynamic chassied car powered by a "Padlock" motor (K&B or Pitman) was an Ebay purchase a few years back.

Another thing I have been thinking I should do is document some of the cars in my collection, before my memory gets any worse! I took the time to get photos of the cars in these few boxes I just posted photos of, so I guess I'll start here. I'll add more as I get around to it.

To start things off, I have a lot of cars that are semi-complete or in need of restoration. I find myself liking these cars more, and being more attached to them. I can put tires on them, throw them on the track and run them, restore them without worrying about reducing their value. I find these used cars being much more valuable to me than the new RTR slot cars and kits I've had over the years.

Here's a Monogram Chaparral. It is rough but complete. I don't know where or when (DKWW) I got this one.

Ferrari 330P. Scratchbuilt with a clear type body. She's rough (DKWW).

This clear type body is mounted on a Dynamic inline motored chassis. (DKWW).

Another box I've had for a really long time, which has also seen duty as my race/pit box. Again a lot of the stickers were on the box when I got it, but I have added some. This box is also pictured earlier in the original post.

Another box that I don't exactly remember where it came from, more accurately I have no idea where I got it....This one has provenance! A piece of the Northwest's slot car history!

This is a continuation of a post from April 8, 2020 in regards to just how many slot car pit boxes I have. Well here's a few more:

I met Hal Tacker at the PIR Swap Meet some years ago. We talked quite a bit about slot cars and his involvement in the racing scene in California back in "The Day". We kept in touch through email and a couple years ago I was lucky enough to purchase some of his collection he was getting rid of. In the mean time I had learned that Hal is a well known artist, known for his water colors and drawings. His race box is one of my most prized!

You're welcome Doc, really glad it worked out!

Results from the May 27, 2021 race at Rippin' Ridin' Raceway:

Thanks for the write up Monte! Great stuff!

Oh and, Jerry Palfenier is "Gearloose" with the PASER Club!

Flipping through the Racer Newspaper I found Lee Dundas' name listed.

Here's an article Lee wrote for the newspaper.

Lee Dundas was listed as a contributing editor.