The Scalextric Video - 30 Years of an Extraordinary Toy

Video long out of production from 1988. Presented by Mike Robertson (Ex-Magpie). Includes interviews with Fred Francis inventor of Scalextric. Transferred from original VHS. Some great cars from the 1980's Scalextric ranges as well as a good coverage of historic tinplate models.

[@rohanwhelan5720]

Lovely , so impressed , just fantastic , glad am in the hobby it changed my life , I love it, Congratulations to all who made it , just great certainly great fun 😊

[@carlosalvim5105]

Fantastic vídeo! The history of our Hobby/Sport!

[@toddfrendell6837]

Absolutely marvelous

[@migueljimenez3994]

Beautiful video for an excellent toy and amazing hobby

[@michaelkennedy4444]

I got a set back in the early sixties, it was a figure 8 set with red & blue Aston Martins. It was one of the nicest Christmas Gifts I ever received. Bought a digital set for my son this Christmas 2015 to keep the tradition going in our family.

[@spiritoveradversity1]

Fantastic little program, I never even knew it existed, thank's for posting.

[@MrTinyUK]

I still have some of that original track...Thanks for the trip down 'memory lane'...;-)

[@jimelias1014]

Thanks so much for posting, this was great!

[@rohanwhelan5720]

Lovely , I had 1 , set as a boy 12 or 13 yr old , and my family gave same set back to me and it a Bathurst set , and got a Bathurst 89 set , from tip shop , bought few cars and had it for a short while , sadly gave it away for free and almost nothing , but 5 or 6 yrs ago in Jan got back into it , and a big way , so awesome hobby , and I buy what I can when possible, so , sadly no wife or kids and so so lonely am old now so and I enjoy my slot cars hobby , so its makes me young again as a 12 yr old , so do my best , so its amazing , fantastic and fun for me , wish had a wife enjoy it too

[@adrianl7147]

Great video! I loved my Scalextric set back in 78 or 79. I'm getting my 9 year-old son into digital this Christmas.

[@nigelcarren]

Thank you, this is an amazing video. Happy New Year to you from me (and all the mice in the workshop) 🏆

[@JonathanVickery]

Thanks for this great video. Some really interesting stuff in this. If only they would release it on DVD...

[@GiloTintin]

This fantastic thank you!

[@passiton3801]

Fascinating insight into the era of Scalextric........

[@jordipena7984]

Thanks for fantástic vídeo of. Scalextric 👏👌

[@jordipena7984]

Fantastic vídeo of scalextric fantastic hobby 👌👏

[@passiton3801]

30 Years of an Extraordinary Toy, with an Extraordinary man!

[@mikem8145]

It has very nice close-up shooting of the Formula 1 racing on the Classic track. It made me realize how uneven are the Classic tracks compare to the newer Sport tracks.

[@KayBieder]

sehr Interresantes Video

[@michaelparker5640]

666 subscribers 🧐😶‍🌫️ love the video Black and Gold ELF 💪

[@MartinArscott1]

Had our first set in the 70's, over the years I gradually expanded it then switched to digital, seems prices have rocketed in recent years, by today's prices it would cost well over £700 to buy what I currently have new.....

[@shanekenoo3002]

Great!

[@dunking44]

This is an old video shot 30 years ago :-))

[@darren2514fv]

the opening reminds me of the period BBC Grand Prix opening titles from that time mid/late 1980s

[@waldenhouse]

I wonder if they will introduce DCC control as they've done with trains?

[@sheldonnorton9035]

Thanks for that! So interesting especially having just got the ARC system. Amazing how it has grown and developed. What year was that doc?

[@moozeek]

+Sheldon Norton 1988

[@VintageSlotCarRacing]

The Scalextric connection with Goodwood is interesting.

[@terryblaze1839]

The presenter is off magpie TV Mick Roberto...

[@ColumbiaTerrace84]

Hello, do you have a 1980s scalextric advert with the background music "racing through the dark night, red lights flashing, countdowns crashing, you're really racing....who will be the lead car, you're really racing". If you come across it, please message me, thanks!

[@NANONilsWORLD]

in the beginning at 18:00 cool the production of ..

[@kevindobbie5299]

Great video! However, what the hell happens at 25:13? It's not a crossover track piece yet the car goes from the inner lane to the outer one.

[@moozeek]

+Kevin Dobbie I've never noticed that! I can only assume that the car got dislodged from the track whilst going around the corner and drifted over into the outer track. From memory the older track was a lot less level than newer sports track and cars popping out of lanes was not uncommon. You'd suddenly find you were controlling two cars at a greatly reduced speed!!! Well spotted.

[@kramer26]

I noticed that. Clever editing!

[@filmtajm35]

Kevin Dobbie If you look at the track pieces from the catalogue earlier in the video you will see a crossover track ( two actually).

[@martinfairweather700]

I thought that dark haired presenter was Kevin Keegan.

[@tonydownunder5703]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@alancorns5837]

Neil Tenant anyone.? (If you get the reference).

[@spennyit]

30 years? My first Scalextric was gifted me in 1963 or 1964 and was not a "first edition" ;-)

[@moozeek]

+spennyit The video is from 1988 as per the description.

[@mikelfernandez1980]

Fastastico video

[@joelweidenfeld471]

Was that PERIOD music...sounds like the shit they layed on the Beatles befire the sham collapsed

[@bobrew461]

17:31 Made in China more like!

[@rohanwhelan5720]

I cant afford digitial, so go earlier system , so great fun so I get so alone here , so , am not far from 60yrs age , 6 and half years away , so just by myself here , so its great , fun , enjoyable, and awesome, I live in Australia, so I get so excited when able buy few cars etc , other slot cars , etc , I made some things too , do my own repairs, so I wish there a spare parts place for my slot cars , so , I , do my best so glad am back in hobby , so its fun , so I got a girlfriend up the road but sad for me doesnt want live with me so just me here , so I built few slot cars from scratch bare shells parts I had and so it good so , the hobby found me , loneliness terrible thing , so I visit Liz , 2 , to 3 times a week , so my life good in parts so am thankful to God above , so for hobbies find me , so Ladies and gentlemen start your engines , and hope we all have fun ,

[@bananabrooks3836]

Two eyes? two legs? two arms? two hands? two ears? Not living on the streets? Not being bombed? Well then, some people are much worse off, so cheer up you old b******* 😁