Shelby Ford GT 40 Clear by Pactra #29 Slot Car Body 3" WB 1/32nd Vintage NOS

Description: Buy it NowFor this listing we offer one (1) Carrol Shelby Ford GT 40 Clear by Pactra #27 Slot Car Body 3" WB 1/32nd Vintage NOS.Vintage Slot Car Body with 3" Wheel Base. 1/32nd Scale. New Old Stock. Very Scarce Note: Pactra #27 Scale: 1/32nd Wheel Base: 3" Height: 1" Length: 4 3/4" Width: 2 1/8" Factory Trimmed: (yes). Additional Info: Body Needs to be cleaned up from setting on a top shelf since the 1960's (see pics). Splits: None Damage: None Pactra Chemicals Pactra- Stormer Corp. Competition Company The Competition company was set in 1966 in Santa Ana, California. It was a sister company of the Pactra-Stormer Corporation. Competition was the lower-price version of the Pactra kits and ready to race models. All the kits had a chassis similar to that of the original Pactra "top & bottom" brass tubing chassis, but without a drop arm as on the Pactra models. Competition used the later Mabuchi FT16D motor with brush heat sinks, while Pactra used the more expensive Igarashi/Strombecker "Hemi" motor. Competition had their own proprietary wheels and tires, different from the Pactra parts. Both used the same guide flag and crown gears, as well as other features such as body-mounting pin tubing. Both shared most bodies, but some Competition kits used bodies that were not used on the Pactra models. The chassis were constructed using an interesting and novel soldering process: as the chassis were assembled from pre-cut, preformed brass tubing and stampings into jigs, they were painted in their joints with a liquid paste containing soldering compound. They were then placed on a rotating belt that brought them under an oven that melted the solder, then were left to cool. The chassis were then rinsed in an acidic product, washed in clear water, dried and packed. Competition kits are rarer than their ready to race models, and also rarer than their Pactra deluxe versions. The reason is probably that by 1967 when most were issued, racers wanted ready to race cars and simply were no longer interested in building, more in playing, so fewer were made. Pactra Chemicals Pactra was already in the model paint business when slot car racing hit the market in a big way. Pactra purchased Stormer body company and the company was briefly called the Pactra-Stormer Corporation. In 1966, they also acquired the Competition Products slot car manufacturing company in Santa Ana and used it as a low-cost product line. Pactra purchased Japanese Igarashi motors and had Co,petition make complex soldered brass-tubing chassis fitted around the smaller version of these motors, sold in kit and RTR versions. Most famous Pactra car is the American Red Ball Spl, a Lola T80/90 that won the 1966 Indy 500. The simpler Competition cars are very similar but feature no drop arms and use a Mabuchi motor. Both are very collectible but again condition is utmost in determining their value. My Dad owned a Hobby Shop that closed in the early 1970's, and he kept some of the more interesting slot cars and accessories from that era. The items I am listing are in most cases, near new or gently used. I have taken many pictures to show every angle and have tried to describe all features and/or flaws to the best of my ability. Please email with any questions specific to something I may have missed. Please check my other listings as I will be selling many cars, accessories and track in all three scales-- HO, 1/32nd, and 1/24th. If you don't see the car or part you are looking for, please email me. If I have it, I will list it for you. Many of the items in my inventory are NEW OLD STOCK. These items come from a non-smoking environment. Please look carefully at the pictures. We do our best to accurately describe each item, condition of the item and any defects. What you see in the picture is what you are bidding on. "SOLD AS IS, AS PICTURED" If you have any questions regarding shipping or the item, please email us BEFORE you bid or buy. The Shipping/Handling Fee, includes our cost for packaging materials, postage and Delivery Confirmation, but NOT insurance. Fees shown are for USA Delivery ONLY. All Payments must be through PAYPAL. **FOREIGN BUYERS please email for correct shipping fees BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEMS** PLEASE NOTE: If we over-estimate the shipping fee we always refund the overage back to you. Thanks for looking and Happy Shopping!

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Indianola, Iowa

End Time: 2023-12-11T20:27:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.75 USD