Scalextric: No. 572 (Shire Library)

Mountfort, Jon

ISBN 10: 0747807477 / ISBN 13: 9780747807476

Verlag: Shire, 2009

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR002429557

Inhaltsangabe:

Scalextric, the ultimate boys' toy, arrived in toyshops in 1957. The first-ever electric slot-car system, with uncontrollable tinplate cars running on heavy rubber track, it brought the speed and glamour of motor racing to suburban living rooms. Classic marques of the day such as Aston Martin, Jaguar and Lotus featured in the early '60s scalextric sets, and over the years that followed all the classic Formula 1 battles were re-created in schoolboy form, followed by sports cars, rally cars, and classic film re-creations such as the James Bond set of 1968, Batman and Knight Rider.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jon Mountfort is a freelance technical author who received his first Scalextric set for Christmas in 1964. Much later, he cleared out the attic and foolishly gave it all away. He has regretted it ever since. Having written many books on computing and software, he has now collected all the cars and sets he never had as a child, and has written a book about these instead.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Scalextric: No. 572 (Shire Library)
Verlag: Shire
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good