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This original 1/24 Monogram Ferrari body was also re-released as a model kit. This original is really clean.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6464.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6465.jpg

1/24 Cox Lotus. This has got to be one of the most popular slot cars ever produced! Through my years of collecting I have bought and sold a bunch of these! This one is a pretty clean build.....I've seen many that weren't!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6466.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6467.jpg

A nicely painted 1/24 clear Ferrari body mounted on a Cox Chaparral chassis. I just like this one.........
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6468.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6470.jpg

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This is a scratchbuilt car that I believe was built by Jerry Gaston and raced in southern California. The Strombecker Hemi motors seemed to have been a favorite of Jerry and Nortons. This car is very nicely detailed. My plans for this car include restoration of the chassis.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6471.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6472.jpg

This is a nicely painted and detailed Ford GT40 in 1/24 scale. It is either an Aurora or K&B, but the manufacturers I.D. is missing from the bottom of the chassis. I don't know if it was removed, or if this was maybe a home racing set car sold by sears or the like?
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6473.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6474.jpg

Marx actually made some pretty nice 1/24 cars. This Chaparral is a prime example. This one is clean and complete.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6475.jpg
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This 1/24 scratchbuilt car was one of the cars from Norton Gaston's collection. Norton's father, Jerry Gaston, worked for Cox with another engineer designing and building slot cars. As I have been going through the collection I have been looking for scratchbuilt cars that may have some early chassis designs that became production cars. One thing I noticed was the drop arm on this particular car. A rubber band is used to "spring load" the movement of the drop arm and guide flag. This is similar to the design of the La Cucaracha and Chaparral 2E chassis. I have no way of verifying this, and there's no way to know which came first, the Cox production cars or this scratchbuilt. Nevertheless, this one is very nicely detailed and extremely cool!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6477.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6478.jpg

At one time this one was probably a very nice 1/24 Ford GT40. It's still not too bad, a little dirty, and needs some re-assembly. It looks like it was someone's favorite and raced quite a bit.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6479.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6480.jpg

This is a 1/24 Chaparral 2G model car body mounted on a Cox Chaparral magnesium chassis. This car was part of the "Goose" collection and unfortunately I have no idea who built it. It is however very nicely done!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6481.jpg
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This 1/24 scratchbuilt car was one of the cars from Norton Gaston's collection. Norton's father, Jerry Gaston, worked for Cox with another engineer designing and building slot cars. As I have been going through the collection I have been looking for scratchbuilt cars that may have some early chassis designs that became production cars. One thing I noticed was the drop arm on this particular car. A rubber band is used to "spring load" the movement of the drop arm and guide flag. This is similar to the design of the La Cucaracha and Chaparral 2E chassis. I have no way of verifying this, and there's no way to know which came first, the Cox production cars or this scratchbuilt. Nevertheless, this one is very nicely detailed and extremely cool!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6477.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6478.jpg

At one time this one was probably a very nice 1/24 Ford GT40. It's still not too bad, a little dirty, and needs some re-assembly. It looks like it was someone's favorite and raced quite a bit.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6479.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6480.jpg

This is a 1/24 Chaparral 2G model car body mounted on a Cox Chaparral magnesium chassis. This car was part of the "Goose" collection and unfortunately I have no idea who built it. It is however very nicely done!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6481.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6482.jpg

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I believe this is a Can Am Lola model car body and was built by the same person that built the Chaparral 2G in the previous pictures. This body is also mounted on a Cox magnesium chassis. It is also very well done!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6483.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6484.jpg

1/24 factory painted Lola T70 vintage clear body. I believe this is one of the bodies from a Monogram slot car kit.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6485.jpg

This looks like a Daytona Cobra Coupe body that would have come in the same Monogram slot car kit as the previously pictured Lola T70. The kits offered the builder a choice of two factory painted bodies.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6486.jpg

This is just a nicely painted Pontiac GTO vintage clear body.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6487.jpg

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This model car body was painted and detailed by my friend John Gill. John designed and printed the custom decals himself. He gave me the body to race on my Sportsman car, but I only raced it once. This is a one-of-a-kind and I don't want to ruin it!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6488.jpg

This is a new 1/24 factory painted DuBro body. I just can't bring myself to mounting it on a chassis! It will remain a collectible for me.
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This brings us to the bottom shelf of the display case. Where most of the 1/24 scale F1 cars live. This first car is an early attempt at transforming a battery powered model car into a slot car. My original thought was maybe some day I'll complete the job. In reality I may never get there. But I think its cool anyway! It was customized from a Strombecker motorized Mercedes Benz model.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6490.jpg
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In addition to slot cars, quite a few years ago I started collecting Pine Wood Derby cars. Since then they have also gotten pretty expensive (evidently I am not the only one collecting them). This is one of the nicer ones I found before the became valuable! It is an older build, judging by the early wheels. It was very nicely done!
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Everybody that has old slot cars has at least one of these Cox controllers! This is the only one I have that is still new in the box!
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Champion has manufactured some great chassis through the years. This 1/24 chassis makes for a great handling slot car, even by today's standards.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6495.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6496.jpg

Champion inline chassis (not such a great handler, but pretty!).
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6497.jpg

These aluminum techand cooling blocks were manufactured by Kirk Smith and Hugh Ellsworth under their In Slot Racing business name. This was Hugh's personal one he used at the races. It is now part of my local slot car history collection.
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I like F1 slot cars....a lot! I like the way this Eagle was detailed and painted. Maybe not really accurate, but the boy in me says cool!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6499.jpg
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This Cox Lotus is pretty rough. Maybe someday it will undergo restoration?
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6501.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6502.jpg

This Cox BRM is pretty nice!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6503.jpg
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Atlas made some really nice 1/24 F1 slot cars! This is their version of the BRM. Check out the nice brass bevelled gear set.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6505.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6506.jpg

1/24 Cox Ferrari F1.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6507.jpg
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I believe this is a Strombecker 1/24 F1. Very nice detail!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6509.jpg
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A Russkit Ferrari F1. The body is injection molded, not clear plastic.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6511.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6512.jpg

This Atlas Cooper, like many of the cars in my F1 collection, came from my friend Dick Gehrke. Dick kept very good care of them through the years!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6513.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6514.jpg

This is a vintage MINRA trophy I found somewhere. Another one of those DKWW (don't know where or when) deals.....
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Cox 1/24 Ferrari F1. This one is complete and pretty nice, thanks to Dick Gehrke!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6516.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6517.jpg

Cox BRM, another car from Dick.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6518.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6519.jpg

Monogram 1/24 Lotus F1. A little rough but complete.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6520.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6521.jpg

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Cox BRM F1, original and complete.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6522.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6523.jpg

Honda F1 in 1/24.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6524.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6525.jpg

Revell 1/24 F1. These cars were also produced in the Ed Roth monster versions.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6526.jpg
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I believe this is a Strombecker Ferrari F1 in 1/24. This is a nice original car.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6528.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6529.jpg

Another Cox BRM. A little rough.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6530.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6531.jpg

For over 20 years, NASTE has held their Annual Halloween Race. I built this car for racing in Halloween races. It has competed twice. It never won..........goes really fast down the straights..........does NOT like corners!
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Strombecker 1/24 Maserati F1.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6534.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6535.jpg

Customized Lotus body on a Cox F1 chassis?
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6536.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6537.jpg

Monogram Lotus F1 in 1/24. This one needs some work!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6538.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6539.jpg

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A pretty nice, original, and complete Russkit Porsche.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6540.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6541.jpg

A little rough, but this K&B Chaparral is original and complete.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6542.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6543.jpg

A pretty nicely painted Cox Chaparral.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6544.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6545.jpg

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I don't remember for sure (old guy issue), but I think this may be one of Hal Tacker's paint jobs on this clear body. It is mounted on a Dynamic chassis. One thing for sure, it is definitely cool!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6546.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6547.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6548.jpg

Daytona Cobra GT Coupe mounted on a Testors chassis.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6549.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6550.jpg

This is an original Revell Lola T70 with a factory paint job.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6551.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6552.jpg

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Another Cox 1/24 Cheetah. The body on this one is clean, original, and complete. The chassis is missing some parts.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6553.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6554.jpg

I like the paint job on this 1/24 Porsche. It is mounted on a modified Dynamic chassis.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6555.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6556.jpg

K&B Lola T70. This is a nice original. It's just missing the wheel inserts.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6557.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6558.jpg

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This appears to be a factory paint clear body shell mounted on a Gar Vic chassis.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6560.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6561.jpg

This is another slot car I have had many of through the years. However this was the first that was original and complete. Most were broken or cut up.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6562.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6563.jpg

These 1/24 Revell Cooper Fords are hard to find in this condition. It took me a few years to find one this complete, and this nice!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6564.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6565.jpg

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A very nice example of a Monogram Ford GT Roadster. Complete and clean!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6566.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6567.jpg

Another Russkit Porsche. A little worn, but still pretty nice and complete.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6568.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6569.jpg

It looks like this Dynamic chassied car has seen some racing action! I love these padlock style motors!
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6570.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6571.jpg

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A 1/24 Revell Ferrari GTO. A pretty nice original car.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6572.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6573.jpg

This is a very nicely painted and detailed 1/24 Revell AC Cobra.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6574.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6575.jpg

Monogram Daytona Cobra GT Coupe in 1/24.
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6576.jpg
http://www.naste.org/members/bill/icfIMG_6577.jpg

These are all the cars currently in my display case. That is up until today anyway. After making some repairs to the case, I now have to load all the cars back in....Things may change......a little.......

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Looks like it is about time for an update....It's been almost two years since the last update here. This is what Bob McFarland's Checkered Flag Raceway now looks like:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8378.jpg

My display case has gone through some reorganizing:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8376.jpg

This display case has been added and houses slot cars and equipment unique to the Northwest racing community:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8377.jpg

The upstairs is still a mess, but an ongoing project:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8379.jpg

Most of my HO cars have made it into my roll deck display case:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8380.jpg

This display case holds my Danbury Mint cars as well as a few slot cars and some miscellaneous stuff:

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/IMG_8381.jpg

Bottom line is; there's still a lot to do in the shop but, I'm still working on it!

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Thought maybe I'd give you guys that are interested an update as to what's been going on around here. As most of you know Diane and I made a trip back to Marietta Georgia to visit my Mom. Da passed away last November and there was a lot of stuff she wanted me to take home. Actually there was way more than I was able to load into Diane's Bronco Sport!

We decided to take Scooter with us on this trip. Scooter is the little ornery one with three feet. We had to have our bigger dog (the bigger brown, nice one) put to sleep due to cancer. We spent six days on the drive to Marietta. Scooter actually did really well, even staying in the motels. He seemed to like the road! Nothing really exciting happened on the drive there, just the usual stupid drivers here and there. I guess most all the states have their own.

While we were at Mom's I went through Dad's stuff. He had a lot of stuff (must be where I get it), though most of it was not stuff I am really interested in. Lots of HAM radio stuff and diecast cars of all sorts. We spent almost two weeks with Mom. As usual I ate some of the best food I have ever had! If I lived in Georgia I would weight about 400 pounds!

After the Bronco was loaded we headed out for home. When I say l "loaded", I mean LOADED! I had to stop loading because I could not fit ANYTHING else into the car! I mean I left some coats behind because I could not wad them up into any spot in the car. From Mom's we drove up to Pennsylvania to see my son John, his wife Chrissi, my grandson Grayson, and my granddaughter Lilly. The drive back home was a pain in the ass! We came across through the northern states, which I will NEVER do again! Toll road after toll road, and all kinds of construction! But we did see a lot of country we hadn't seen before.

Once we got home the Bronco got unloaded and the track got covered......A big thanks to Kirk Smith for helping me unload, and then taking all the HAM radio stuff to a swap meet and selling it for me. My next task was finding a place for 1/24 diecast cars....lucky for me I talked Bob Nakamura into buying all the 1/24 NASCAR diecast! Sometimes you just gotta make 'em a deal they can't refuse! There were about 30 of them in total! I kept the 40 or so Danbury Mint 1/24 diecast, which meant I had to reorganize my displace cases.....again! I added four more shelves to my tall case and then moved slot cars around to make room.

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The entire bottom of this case is now Danbury Mint diescast cars. If anybody is interested I would probably be willing to sell some.
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Once the track was clear of "Dad's stuff" I started going through some boxes under the track. This lead me to thinking it was time to start selling more stuff on Ebay. So I started taking pictures and listing stuff. Mostly 1/32 slot car stuff (again) and some 1/24 clear Leaxan type bodies as well as some old vintage ones. Now three weeks into it I am back into the routine and things are going pretty smoothly. An additional benefit to the little bit of money I get that helps support my hobby (addiction) I am freeing up a little more space!

Ebays items pending sales...
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A couple weeks ago my workbench started getting cluttered with current projects to get finished before the next racing season. I work on this stuff in between Ebay stuff and "other" things...

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/shop_july11_2025o.jpg

Left to right: #5 Modified - broke the front nerf bar off in the last race. Need to resolder. #5 Chevell Sportsman - need to finish up the body and mount it. #7 JK Lexus - front wheels are seixed up and the axle is bent. Need to replace front end.
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Left to right: #7 McLaren 1/32 on a Plafit chassis being set up for Monday Night races at Rob's track. #20 Porsche 962 on a 1/32 Sloting Plus chassis also being set up for Rob's. Revoslot Toyota being worked over for Rob's, as well as the NSR Ford GT40 MKIV.
#6 1/24 Ferrari - rebuild motor after last OSCAR Sports Car race where motor brushes went away.
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