Comments on: Origins of Jam Car

By: Mad_Science

Mad_Science — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:15:24 +0000

@evostevo

Love that video.

By: EvoStevo

EvoStevo — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:36:07 +0000

I never got to experience the joy of slot cars as a kid, so the title of this track from Brazilian electronica group “Golden Shower” had escaped me until now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPCrDqIRqKw

I think any fan of the ’80s can appreciate this video.

By: Mad_Science

Mad_Science — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:59:45 +0000

I think I had the later Matchbox version of this…but yeah…slot cars that changed lanes were second only to Breakout from Bad City, a slot car set up that sprung a ramp out of the track after the 10th lap, launching the cars into a building.

Go to 7:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-CHuvovB10

It didn’t take long before we set it up to see how far down the hallway we could get them.

By: Autonerd

Autonerd — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:33:45 +0000

Ah, the Jam Car!! I had forgotten all about that, but it’s the *perfect* description. Consider that one added to my automotive vocabulary.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:22:59 +0000

Oh man, I had one of those TCR sets as a kid. Thanks for the sending me down memory lane. And Myron, thanks for my morning laugh, perfect description!

By: Mike the Dog

Mike the Dog — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Wow, I had totally forgotten about TCR (and I wanted a set SO bad when I was a kid). Funny I knew instantly what you meant when you said “Jam Car”, though.

By: Myron Vernis

Myron Vernis — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:03:40 +0000

Toyota Prius; the anti-car. Scourge of enthusiasts everywhere and darling of Segway-owning, left lane apathetic drones.

By: eggwich del fiero

eggwich del fiero — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:06:55 +0000

You just sent me into a twenty minute spiral of looking up current slot car offerings.