| Date of Review |
March 2009 |
| Manufacturer |
Revell |
| Subject |
Ford Galaxie 500 #28 Fred Lorenzen |
| Scale |
1/32 |
| Pros |
Nicely pre-finished slot car model
of Fred Lorenzen's #28 racer |
| Cons |
|
| MSRP (USD) |
$53.95 |
Revell sent us one
of their latest 1/32 scale slot car releases. I remember when
whole hobby shops were dedicated to slot car racing, some with
HUGE indoor tracks. The smell of arcing brushes and the sounds
of torqued up motors definitely brings back memories. Evidently
the slot car hobby is re-entering the scene again!
Here is a nicely packaged car from Revell. The machine represents
the Ford Galaxie 500 driven by Fred Lorenzen on the NASCAR
circuit in the mid-1960s. Fred Lorenzen was considered as
one of the top drivers of the day and this commemorative slot
car is a nice replica of his famous #28 racer.
The model is pre-finished and ready to run. The box comes
with a special slip cover with the photo shown above, whilst
the box is hinged to reveal the car mounted on a display plate
that can be used to display this beauty when you're not tearing
up the track.
You can see in these images on the right that Revell has done
a nice job of replicating the markings of this car (which you
can see in historical photos on the internet). As nice as it
looks, it is almost a shame to put this onto the track, but
like the other cars in this series, this Ford Galaxie is designed
to provide some nice performance on your slot car track or
to take with you to your local club circuit.
Conclusions
The packaging of this special edition car is quite impressive
and likewise the finish on the car. While Cybermodeler's Lab
doesn't have a slot car test track to put this beauty through
its paces, that might have to become one of the next upgrades
to our test facilities.
Definitely recommended!
My sincere thanks to Revell for
this review sample!
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