No. 5. Scalextric C2451 1969 Camaro TransAm car, white. The first and still the only pre-1970 Camaro TA car. In all its many liveries, including plain white, this car has to be a candidate for the best-selling car of the modern era despite the shortcomings of its body shape. The all-white one has been the best selling version, not surprising given the popularity of custom painting.
No. 4. Scalextric C2595 Ford Taurus #97 Sharpie. We had the foresight to pick up a zillion of these when they were in production and we have been selling them ever since. The pre-COT NASCARs are getting harder to come by, but we still have them and they are still very popular with all the hobbyists who never liked the COT in all its permutations.
No. 3. Scalextric C2650 Dallara IRL Dan Wheldon 2005 Indy 500 winner. We bought lots of these, too, just because it was an Indy 500 winner and we guessed it would be hard to go wrong with it. Since Dan Wheldon's unfortunate passing it has become even more in demand - certainly not a circumstance we would have wished for but still a prime example of how events can affect the market for slot cars.
No. 2. Monogram 85-4855 Greenwood Corvette. The Monogram Greenwood Corvettes are a curious phenomenon. The Greenwood "Batmobile" is a car you would shoot an on-track video of and then put it on You Tube with a Two Steps From Hell track playing in the background. It's the all-time king of Corvettes, and Monogram's models of it are gorgeously executed. Not only that, but with a couple of simple tuning tweaks they are rocket fast on any kind of plastic track. So, it always mystified us why we have been able to buy boatloads of them at bargain prices and pass the savings on to our customers. We can't believe they just didn't sell to begin with. We never had a problem moving them. So, we can only guess that either Revellogram grossly overestimated the market or some employee accidentally typed an extra zero into the quantity box on the order to the factory in China.
And finally...
No.1. Monogram 85-4857 Greenwood Corvette. Yup, another Monogram Greenwood. Aside from its looks and legendary history, what makes this slot car cool is that it really is easy to make into a great performer. The key is those ginormously wide rear tires. You just true them up, remove the stock magnet, and glue an aftermarket bar magnet to the bottom of the chassis just forward of the rear axle, and the car corners like a banshee without being so stuck down you don't have to drive it. You don't even need aftermarket tires. It's a blast to drive on our Scalextric Sport track. If you don't have one of these cars -- or two or three or six -- you owe it to yourself. And you can't beat the price.
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