Ideal TCR Slotless Rig racing with Jam car 1978

[@markjones7903]

had it. loved it.. child of the 70's.. and thank God

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks for watching,Mark.

[@pauldashwood2897]

Not wrong there pal …what a great time to be a kid

[@billgordon6489]

I had it too … happy days 😊👍🏻

[@jjojo2004]

I had the TYCO version of this set called “The Big Detour” in 1979 with the Jam Car. I was 11 years old and remembered the set came with a scrub pad that you had to use to clean the track contacts. It was a constant job to maintain! 😖😖

[@RobBoon1967]

Amen to that

[@garycruz9475]

My older brother and I recieved that for Christmas, actually it was one of the gifts we got to open on Christmas Eve....I miss my childhood....

[@gwcrispi]

I had a TCR set, regular AFX slot cars and a Sizzler track. Loved cars and racing then and still do to this day.

[@HowTo101Channel]

Sizzler track was awesome

[@damoncook8342]

My lil brother and I had a TCR set back in the late 70's. The cars we had were a BMW, and A Porsche with a Chevy Jam Car. Later on, my brother picked up the White Semi like the one in the video and a Chevy Van. I still have the White Semi and parts of the the Porsche and Van. Track and controllers were trashed a, l-o-n-g time ago. ☹️

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

The cars you have can be displayed in a Curio Cabinet as 3 dimensional memories. Thanks for checking in.

[@Tatertot_Tommy]

Yes sir I had one of these! And I still look back on it fondly even 50 years later.

[@johnramirez5996]

Turbo hoppers and areo hoppers bandits turbo trains smokey and bandit dukes of Hazzard classy classic collection us1 trucking . I had about $3 g in cars and parts alone in a tackle box. Glow in dark tires and neon tires. Even today have at least 60 cars and fixer uppers

[@robertzenniful]

Pure gold I remember I got one of these for Christmas and then my mother‘s friend worked for the company and got me two more tracks , so we are able to make one gigantic racing track, it was epic ,, 1979 I believe.

[@james7420]

I remember getting a TCR for Christmas in 78. Pure excitement, semis trucks racing with passing ability, and a jam car. Great memories.

[@poplifeinctv]

IT WAS REALLY GREAT WASONT IT?!?!!

[@ottomatix3397]

Me too with the green and yellow glow in the dark cars. I can smell the ozone. 😊😉☺

[@yuriburkel686]

They should bring these back

[@ricknorrington2211]

Bad ass!! First slot car track I remember playing with my dad!! In the early 80’s Man thank you for the memory refreshing👍👍🤘🤘

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelblankenship548]

I know this video is 4 years old, but it happened to pop up in my feed. My dad bought this set for me and my brother for Christmas when we were kids. We were poor and didn't get a lot of toys other than Christmas and birthdays. We used to play with it for hours. We learned to fix them the best we could to keep it running. Funny thing is, I still have it my attic. Never had kids to pass it to, so I kept it all these years. Good memories.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Maybe pull it from the Attic this Winter and tinker with it? Just a Thought. Thanks for checking in.

[@Offthbadan]

Haven’t seen one of these in years. I was a faithful AFX kid myself. That’s for the memories!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thank you for checking in.

[@Splitscreen83]

Fantastic 👍 Absolutely amazing in their day and still great fun. Made you service and maintain your expensive possessions.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Couldn't agree more!

[@HandFromCoffin]

I was born in 77 but 100% remember these! Friends and stuff would have them. Was fascinated with slot car. Got an old 60's book from the library about slot cars and my parents took me to the only local slot car/hobby shop and I got a "real" slot car and raced it when ever they'd take me.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

great memories!

[@johnramirez5996]

I had so many. My aunt bf stole them from me. She told me she would help me get them back. But some were my brother's. He gave them to me. He passed 10 yrs ago. You can't replace them!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

That is a Horrible story.

[@michaeljordan6008]

Awesome, That was a rich kid toy when I was a kid. Wish I got one, but no dice.

[@grep67]

I just picked up a set from '77 at a garage sale, $30!! Everything seems to be a good condition, but will definitely clean it all up.. ordered new front and back tires, shoes, other parts for the cars from Slot Car Central in Syracuse.. great place to get old TCR parts! Can't wait to get racing again after all these years!!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

30 is a good price. Be sure to clean the track and enjoy the heck out of it. Thanks for checking in.

[@JustMe-ty9tx]

Loved it!! Still have mine!!

[@denniswashburn9662]

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING! I, TOO, HAD THIS EXACT SET NEW IN 1978! TALK ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE MEMORIES! THANK YOU, AGAIN!

[@MrJearley6]

Thank you so much for this video. When I was a kid I always wanted a TCR race track. At the time they were more expensive than the other slot car tracks so my mom would always buy the other ones and I don’t remember the names. But thank you for this video this brings back good memories. By watching this video I think I’m gonna go to eBay and see what they go for.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks for watching and Checking in!

[@seang794]

I had this set for christmas 40 years ago best preseent ever

[@usmc6157]

Had this same set back in ‘78…we had a damn blast with these race sets, AFX as well.

[@jasongregg6630]

Yes..lol..that’s the exact set I had! What a blast from the past! Thanks for sharing

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

you bet. thanks for checking in.

[@fernandosalas8589]

Thanks for the memories it brings be back my dad was awesome.

[@jaym1244]

Got this for Christmas in 1978 but one of the trucks didn't work. Parents returned it and got the Vans instead. One of my favorite toys growing up. That and the Vertibird!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks for sharing

[@jesusbloodneverfails7437]

We had alot of fun with these.The CC track was great cause used the CC cars and the tyco tcr..Clean track with 220 grit n wd.Wipe excess oil when done.Does wonders..The CC cars have larger white plastic gear in back know to crack.U can take thin aluminum tape cut n wrap the gear and u get alot more life out of them.Have fun

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks 👍

[@1996yankees1996]

You have no idea how bad I wanted one as a child in the late 1970s. But they were too damn expensive. Thanks for taking me back.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

It took me back too. Thanks for checking in.

[@johnband3]

TCR was the mother freakn bomb, massive congrats on picking the set up. Thanks for sharing.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thank you.

[@johnband3]

@@Howlinwolfreviews been going to thrift stores hoping to find a set

[@domingonieves3809]

Kids these days do not know the fun we used to have. Hours upon hours of fun!

[@koollee]

Yes sirr

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

hands on fun.

[@MrBackslider1]

Wow such memories!! I had the set with the ambulance van ran on its own and the two cars had to drive around it. TCR wow with the trucks and had two 1940 Ford Coupe and a Police car and Ambulance..1976 or 77.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

These sets are a lot of fun, i run it still as well as tyco slots.

[@koollee]

Maan u had the bomb. I remember your set up but i think the last and ultimate commercials on tv and the ultimate were these trucks. They made those last commercials so dramatic.. us kids went crazy over it.. Especially with tv shows like BJ n the Bear, Convoy and other Trucker movies. Im a truck driver now lol .. 4yrs in.. almost slipped my mind

[@Wolfe351]

I had the same set! I remember one truck was black with flames, the tiny rubber wheel on each truck that controlled the lane changing got worn out eventually and we could not get parts here in Australia

[@cannibal666]

Had this set as a kid in 78 and two other sets of tcr racing loved them👍

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Very cool!

[@bagelking6364]

I had this exact set as a kid,the best Christmas present I ever got!! Loved it ❤

[@ImpalaSuperSport]

Man I miss that sound. My brother and I raced a million miles on these things.

[@mikefrancisco4369]

Got a slot car track every year for Christmas , then my dad got me and my brothers a TCR and it was the best!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Great Memory. Thanks for sharing.

[@georgegeigner4483]

Yes I loved my turn set played with it so much I. Wore it out like two or three times. Being 60 years old now maybe ill get back into it

[@benjaminh958]

We had the TCR stock car track with night glow and my cousins had the US1 big rig track back in 1978, great memories

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

I remember the Nite Glow!! Awesome.

[@tommydolce74]

This looks like it's working so good! I don't care how old this video is.

[@2nd66tube2]

I got that set for christmas back in the day ,still have it

[@darrencooper4251]

Thanks for sharing great video I have got a lot of TCR after watching your video iam going to get it up & running cheers👍🏁🏁

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks Darren,I appreciate it.

[@modelmantstewart1292]

Love it had one when I was a kid

[@CASHO76]

Had this. Thank god I’m a 70’s kid.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks for checking in.

[@jeffnordman]

I had this track, trucks, and jam car as a kid! Thank you so much for getting that one running again! This was so fun to watch! And for the record, I can almost smell those trucks, haha!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for checking in.

[@burnerjack01]

Don't understand how TCR 'went away'. I had a set in my 20s and we'd get drunk and race, "bashin' for cash" as the great Willie T Ribbs once said. It was a hoot! We'd laugh until we were crying! Best ever!

[@JOERANSTRAIGHT]

So many memories I had so much track and so many cars and I basically ran it until it really didn’t work anymore. The cars would get stuck but I loved it while it worked and I always wondered why it disappeared and then I remembered. I remember taking a penny and going around the track and cleaning a little wires so I made sure I had a good contact with my car’s.

[@dgodrummer8110]

had one. fun days. hated taking those tracks apart, those plastic tabs would always break off.

[@JMC9837]

This was good for children learning about disappointment how to problem solve, going through highs and lows! Have some of the very earliest that my gramps picked up at a garage sale and gave me nearly 40 years ago 😮😅

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Vintage toys were designed to develop vocational skills

[@benjaming2423]

Used to run a straight section of track then pour rubbing alcohol at the start, light it and did fire burnouts. Brother and I had good times. 82 was good

[@Saltinator]

Slot cars were my favorite as a kid. Always pretending it was nascar. I still have my 1993 tyco tcr set. I was the happiest kid in the world when I asked my dad for it and he said, OKAY! I remember it was discounted at KB Toys 😄

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Thanks for sharing! I remember the big Discounts at KAY BEE Toys. good times.

[@dragstar4407]

The tcr i had ,was zig zag corvette and a white BMW! Just remembered!

[@koollee]

Wow.. i think i had those cars too.. i remember that vette and i think the white n blue bmw 2 door maybe.. hard to remember lol

[@savonjones5243]

Howlin Wolf You're the Best for Showing that Video Brings Back Memories and i Still Have Mines Everything Still Workd i keep my cars Tuned Up.

[@LarryDickmann]

I got The Dukes of Hazzard one when I was a kid in like 85. Still have it

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Great TV Show.

[@jeffsmathers3007]

I had one of those sets. Loved it!!!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

The best!

[@sassymonkey]

Nice, I had this exact set as a lad. Wish we could have seen actual work being done on the tracks and cars and then the final result with new tires.

[@duckman23]

Had one similar but with a couple highway signs and you can back the truck up and it would collect little babies and go drop them off at another place and another one scooped little plastic logs into the back of the truck my father got it for me 1979 I was 3 years old best thing I ever had

[@anthonyclark2873]

I had the set, I think it was called "Big Detour". It had the same basic set-up, but the track had a one lane "Detour" making the regular turn, plus the one right hand, almost offramp looking Detour Lane. The Trucks were the same with different color scheme. The Jam Car, was an Ambulance. As you can imagine, the Jam Car would be in the way, and you could Detour taking the offramp. It was a farther distance, but faster than following the Jam Car. The Commercials were Epic!

[@tcridealtech1552]

"Detour Lane" Its not a Ideal TCR, it's a TYCO CC

[@bigken5032]

I had been looking for this i got one for Christmas in 78.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Its an excellent track set.

[@bsnyder6012]

Cool video. I had one of these back in the day. Not this one with the trucks though. I want to say they may have had headlights or glowed or something, too long ago. I do remember going to K-Mart with my allowance many times to get more track when I could afford it. Had quite the set up after awhile. Guess it ended up in a garage sale along the way. Wish I had kept it.

[@globalmajority1310]

✊🏾💥💥💥I had one of these....got more cars too ...totally kicked ass back in the day

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

It is a fun set. just maintain it and it will last and perform.

[@poplifeinctv]

TOTAL. CONTROL RACING! 78!..Thank you for this.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

You bet!

[@necronix9947]

we used to get a bit of selotape and some sandpaper and tape it to the back of the cars with a little weight to clean the tracks, probably wasn't the best thing to do thinking about it now, lol

[@robostyle9773]

The Super Booster is the best addition to these tracks

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Like a burst of NOS

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

i got one for xmas as a kid i loved it but since i was an only child and no dad there wasn't anymore to play with it so i threw it in the garbage..i remember the one car glowed in the dark. it was Kool passing the jam car nut soon was bored probably better with two peeps

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

2 people makes for competitive game play.

[@idesignyou...9257]

Love it! So much better once you cleaned them!

[@djsi38t]

I remember it well having used afx slot cars for years...when the ad on tv came out for"total control racing"...slotless cars!!...as a kid i couldnt figure out how they worked.I thought they were so cool but I was 10 by then and I wanted stereo equipment for christmas so I stopped using slot cars..

[@messymaria72]

I had one and I used a copper coin for the track but a blast from the past 👍

[@knucklehead7456]

Had that EXACT one 🤠 it was AWESOME

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

thanks for watching

[@davidmoore9162]

This was my favorite when I was a kid. Used baseball cards and Lagos to make jumps. Lots of fun

[@KingMikie1]

Always wanted tcr but had scalextric. My mate had tcr and when I could see you can switch lanes I was like shheeesh

[@mrgonk871]

I was the same, I once played on TCR in the last week of junior school and I pestered for tcr at Christmas but got scalextric , though my cars did have working headlights.

[@koollee]

Lol

[@Bigballs72]

Ho how you posh kids lived. We couldn’t afford scalextric or a TCR, I got a cheap unbranded one. Remember a friend getting one ohh the smell of the electric motors, I did manage to swap a set with a gullible friend for a calculator. It only lasted about a hour before his mum was knocking on the door wanting it back.😂

[@CharlieWestGaming]

The set I had came with the two big rigs, two firebird models, an one lane detour section and an ambulance that was tied to the inside lane.

[@tomriddle5564]

I loved my TRC track for Christmas. But unfortunately I learned that TV commercials Lie like a rug.

[@1teamski]

This was a great idea and one I wish we still had today. The only problem with it was that the pads got burned through pretty quickly.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Yeah the pick up shoes were a consumable item for sure.

[@marktobak3205]

Mine had a Camaro vs mustang with a track maintenance van for a jam car I loved it

[@bryanwf75]

i had similar set when i was a kid except mine had vans as main cars

[@grisslebear]

Got one of these for my birthday in '78 or '79. My older (by 15yrs) brother & dad got drunk & destroyed before I even got a chance. But I do remember it being fairly lame.

[@pdtech4524]

Nice set, brings back fond memories, saving up my pocket money and birthday money to buy my first scalextric 400 set around the same time this TCR set was in the stores! I was always curious how the TCR system worked. 👍😎

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

It was..for the most part just like everything else it worked after practice and practice but then it was fun.

[@hpt08]

Original price in the UK was extortionate... Wasn't it something like £80 / $160 back in 1978?

[@pdtech4524]

@@hpt08 Not sure how much the TCR set was but I paid £44 for my Scalextric 400 set in around 1978/79, took me ages saving up my pocket money and birthday money etc 😯😊

[@hpt08]

@@pdtech4524 premium 78 tech alongside the Vectrex... a good reason to find the Argos catalogue from 1978 😁

[@pdtech4524]

@@hpt08 Was argos even a thing in 1978? I certainly didn't have one where I grew up! 😁😯

[@MINION6166]

Me and brother had a TCR track back in the early 80's but the box had race cars on it but inside the box were a white rig truck and a blue one. I was highly pissed about that because the package cover had if my memory serves me correctly a Group 5 Martini Porsche and a BMW!!!!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

But...did you enjoy it.

[@MINION6166]

@@Howlinwolfreviews I did. I also wish it had a jam car.

[@leeturcan9434]

That’s so cool! Born in 77 but never seen that before much to my disappointment!🤣🤣🤣In the late 80’s I knew someone who had a slot car set that had 2 yellow “Ryder” semi-trailers that I loved growing up! Sadly, living in Australia sometimes had its downfalls! Now everything’s available by clicking a button, still buying toys at 46 though!👌🏻👍🏻🥃🗣💨💨🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Very cool!

[@koollee]

... man u turned us all into kids again and put a smile on our face lol Thanks 4 the video

[@Wrang15]

I miss mine, wish someone would remake them.

[@plixplop]

I had no idea this existed in 1978, I thought it was a new tech when I got one of the Tyco TCR sets in the early 90s.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Tyco assumed a lot of the manufacturing.

[@christopherbrown5338]

I had a set as a kid then in 2000 I found a mint, unopened box and bought it. The tires had dry rotted. What I did was find some rubber vacuum line hose that was closest the the original diameter. Cut to the proper width but here's the trick, those tires are supposed to have a greater diameter on the outside than the inside. This will make the lane change quicker also. So I put the tire on a drill & drill bit large enough to keep it from slipping then run the drill and use a sand paper on a sanding block on an angle to the rotating tire and after a bit you'll have a tire with a larger outside diameter & smaller inner just like the originals. I think the cars running slower is more realistic & when you let off the trigger they coast.

[@aaronkuntze7494]

I had that! It was awesome 👌

[@EdsterIII]

I had TYCO/AFX tracks. A few of them. I had always wanted a TCR track but my Dad and Mom said, we got you all of those sets of TYCO tracks, were not getting you another one that's completely different. It stunk but I now see their point. I didn't back then however.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

We have a different perspective as we become Adults.

[@32ducecp]

I had one but not the TCR Tyco slotless but it was a BMW and a Corvette and a police car for the jammer.

[@spacetrucker2196]

yeah man I had one of these in the day and it was awesome. I think I had race cars and the jam car was a cop car which was fun

[@koollee]

Yeah.. what it steal that was. U and the seller probably knows it. And u got them things running good as new lol.. i can tell after u serviced em and they sped up so much. TCR was the ultimate innovation when it came out with the slotless lane changing. Just writin this gets me excited on the inside. I always wtd one and ended up getting a new set like this. I had a better track but never got the Trucks like this one u have. That was the real ultimate and u cud always keep upgrading your track.. There was always car and track maintenance to be done but it was well worth it to us kids. We even held onto this stuff til it was not working, and started to lose parts. Before this a good slot set up we had was Aurora AFX i think lol Such good memories

[@georgiahex7387]

My youngest brother had the tcr set with the pinto and mustang. I have the tcr van set and a few additional cars. All the cars were finicky but, after cleaning and lube, the worked like a champ. I have a video of my tcr van set and additional videos with my other cars if interested

[@mikecrystalrobert7898]

When me an my brother were kids we would put match striker paper on the track an a match attached to the car an pour lighter fluid on the track long story short we had fun but damn near burnt are house down couple times

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

that would be a fun video.

[@mojorisen74]

0:40 yeah. This was the first race car set I had when I was 4. The trucks had a problem losing electric contact when switching lanes.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

I used a new spring an pick up shoes after i shot the video and the performance was excellent.Thanks for watching and checking in.

[@johndbaker420]

I had the exact same set, after about 20 days mine shut down lol, man I wish I had another one

[@MrWade1966]

Memories ❤

[@Qwcgvv]

Got TCR in the late 70's for Christmas,played with it so much the transformer would overheat and cut off the supply to the track. I can remember the overtaking was rubbish and the outside track was faster than the inside track.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Agree about the outside lane.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

"Jam car" god I remember that. .. i had the formula 1 one with the unique red 1 and the black jam car and blue and yellow car

[@WildcatCougar]

CRC contact cleaner and a few drops of oil. Also use the contact cleaner on a rag for the track. I keep my trains running perfect this way. Do not use Goo Gone. The CRC contact cleaner will disolve all the oxidation.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Solid advice.

[@t9190kp]

I HAD THIS but with cars!

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

Did you Like the set? This is a really fun set.

[@t9190kp]

@@Howlinwolfreviews wish I'd kept it..

[@simonjandrell5897]

extremely clever marketing back then as that thing fascinated me... but looking at it now i am like Yikes

[@apointtomake1517]

Odd, the TCR track I had from that era had grey controllers with a black steering wheel instead of a switch to change lanes. You did not steer the car, but turning it to the left or right was the switch.

[@jameslindsey4002]

I use to have that as a kid, loved it to death

[@monluc123]

today we have rc turbo racing 1/64 (with home made camera fpv and tracks)

[@fuzzbear677]

Oh wow so they going to be working right sometimes even when they knew I got some new ones hopefully they work right when I put them together🤔

[@rasterboy995]

cool...I'm in UK and have about 3 or 4 of these Idela TCR sets. Most of the track needs a bit of cleaning.. what do you use/how do you clean your tracks. I've taken apart a few of the cars and cleaned and repaired most of them and rplacing tyres, and pickups, but still got a few more to do. Great vid btw.

[@Howlinwolfreviews]

I clean them the old fashion way. An eraser and alcohol,works great.

[@rasterboy995]

@@Howlinwolfreviews Will try this... thanks for the quick response.

[@dustineputtaert5792]

I used to use a 2p coin and a blue rubber to clean the track worked a treat for me