Slot Cars
Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” – 24h Le Mans 1961 – No. 24 – Briggs Cunningham & Bill Kimberley
12-11-24
Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” – 24h Le Mans 1961 – No. 24 – Briggs Cunningham & Bill Kimberley
Kit: Profil 24.
Body: Fibreglass (GFRP), resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Modified Schöler sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm carbon axle at the front and 3mm steel axle at the rear, highly detailed spoke wire rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 176g.
Built by: an unknown German enthusiast (body and chassis – perfect) and YGR (details on the body).
Notes: The car is in perfect condition though it has been raced. It is one of the most challenging, detailed and spectacular models ever designed and built. It comes with a Historic Challenge Wagenpass from the race in Kassel (8th – 9th of November 2024) with 20 points.
It also won the “Concours d’Élégance” at the season’s finale (3rd Race) of the Historic Challenge in Kassel on the 9th of November 2024 after a tie with our other car, the Lotus 19 – V8 289 c.i. – Archway Ford 1964 – No. 2 – 😊:
Price: CHF 1’600
Ford 1950 F1 Pickup Truck with Trailer and Dragster No. 75
05-06-24
Kit: Monogram (Pickup and Trailer); Hawk (Dragster)
Bodies: Plastic with resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Plafit inliner (parts only) with Rabbit motors, brass bearings, rubber and PU tires.
Weight: 380g (Pickup 186g – Trailer 83g – Dragster 111g).
Built by: Steff Rinn (signed inside the Pickup: “Steff – 97”).
Notes: All three components were perfectly built and are in perfect condition. They come in a custom built acrylic display box (46cm by 16.5cm by 11cm) with a white wooden base and diorama. The driver of the dragster is attached to his contraption with a magnet and can easily be removed and put on again.
Price: CHF 1’400
Chaparral 2H – Can-Am Riverside 1969 – No. 7 – John Surtees
18-04-24
Chaparral 2H – Can-Am Riverside 1969 – No. 7 – John Surtees
Kit: Phoenix Racecars.
Body: Fibreglass (GFRP) with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 187g.
Built by: Pit Schwaar to absolute perfection (body and chassis), signed and numbered “Pit 10906”.
Notes: The car is in perfect condition though it has been raced. It is one of the most challenging, detailed and spectacular models ever designed and built. Only 12 kits were produced and, when this model was bought new, it cost well over CHF 2’500 as it took Pit around 80 hours to build it. The 2H is probably the least liked of Hall’s creations hence its “doorstopper” moniker. It was not a success, and the drivers hated it. Still, it is a unique design and looks out of this world.
Price: CHF 2’000
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato – 24h Le Mans 1961 – No. 2 – Jack Fairman & Bernard Consten
08-04-24
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato – 24h Le Mans 1961 – No. 2 – Jack Fairman & Bernard ConstenKit: Phoenix Racecars.
Body: Resin with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm carbon axle at the front and 3mm steel axle at the rear, highly detailed spoke wire rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 182g.
Built by: Pit Schwar (body and chassis) to perfection and YGR (very minor details on the body).
Notes: The car is in perfect condition as it was never raced. If you would like to build this car yourself, we still have a mint kit at CHF 200. Again: please note that the colour matches the actual car when seen live.
Price: CHF 1’000
Alfa Romeo – Giulietta Spider 1300 – Targa Florio – No. 128
16-02-24
Kit: Italeri.
Body: Plastic with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 183g.
Built by: YGR (body and chassis).
Notes: The car is in perfect condition, though it has been raced. It took me almost 2 years to build this car as I was not motivated a lot of the time, but also because the problems of turning the kit into the slot car I wanted, were quite tricky. It is a typical example of learning by doing and a second kit by Italeri helped a lot. After all the hassle, I am very proud of the result and hope you will like it, too. In honour of my late father and the Targa Florio, I chose to number this car 128. A similar car in honour of my mother (No. 132) is in the making.
On the 24th of February 2024, this Alfa won the Best of Show Klasse 1 at the DSC Süd race in Kißlegg:
Photograph by Andreas SchweikhardtPrice: CHF 1’500
Chaparral Race Cars - Highly Detailed 1/24 Scale Slot Race Cars
26-08-20
Pictured here you find a selection of our highly detailed, hand-built selection of 1/24 Scale Chaparral Slot Race Cars from the glorious 60s. All of these models were built to perfection and are part of our latest catalogue “Highly Detailed 1/24 Slot Cars for Sale”, which you can view at: ygrbooks.ch
You will also find more details on other models there, so you can make yourself a picture of how much work, time and money went into building these slot cars. Here is just the basic information. The prices we ask for these models (please let us know if you need further information or photographs) may seem high at first, but you will not find them in better condition or built by better or more famous builders.
1. Chaparral 1 – Nassau 1962 – No. 66
Kit: Phoenix Racecars.
Body: Resin with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Sakatsu sidewinder, with 2 brass bearings (at the rear), 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Rabbit motor mounted behind the rear axle, and PU tires.
Weight: 137g.
Built by: YGR (body and chassis).
Notes: The car is in near perfect condition as it was never raced.
Price: CHF 400
P.S. If you want to build this car yourself, we can offer you the very rare complete and original kit at CHF 150.
2. Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport – 1964 – No. 67
Kit: Accurate Miniatures.
Body: Plastic with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 168g.
Built by: Frank Hermes (body and chassis).
Notes: The car is in perfect condition as it was never raced.
Price: CHF 400
3. Chaparral 2A – 1965 – No. 65
Kit: Monogram from the 60s (modified by Phoenix Racecars).
Body: Plastic with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel rear axle, 3mm carbon front axle, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 164g.
Built by: Pit Schwaar (body and chassis), signed and numbered: 10508.
Notes: The car is in perfect condition as it was never raced and comes with a signed certificate. When bought new, it cost well over CHF 1’400.
Price: CHF 700
4. Chaparral 2D – Nürburgring 1966 – No. 7
Kit: Modellers.
Body: Plastic with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 184g.
Built by: Pit Schwaar (body and chassis), ID.-Nr. Pit 10107, though it is not signed nor numbered.
Notes: The car is in perfect condition as it was never raced. It comes with an original certificate dated (“24.10.07”) and signed by Pit Schwaar. When bought new, it cost well over CHF 1’400.
Price: CHF 700
5. Chaparral 2G – Can-Am Riverside 1968 – No. 66
Kit: Fein-Design.
Body: Resin with PET, resin and metal parts.
Chassis: Schöler Striker sidewinder, with 4 ball bearings, 3mm steel axles, custom rims, plastic gears and guide, Fox motor, and PU tires.
Weight: 205g.
Built by: Pit Schwaar (body and chassis), signed and numbered: 9407.
Notes: The car is in perfect condition as it was never raced. It comes with an original certificate dated (“11.03.2007”) and signed by Pit Schwaar. When bought new, it cost well over CHF 1’800.
Price: Sold.
1/24 Scale BRM Slot Cars – Ferrari 512 M (five different models) and Porsche 917 K (two different models)
23-06-20
On offer here are seven of the most beautiful, highly detailed, original and collectable (all mint in box) slot cars in 1/24 scale of the glorious 5L area in motor sports of 1970/71, excellently produced by the Italian manufacturer BRM in extremely limited numbers:
1. Ferrari 512 M – No. 7 – Team Scuderia Filipinetti – Le Mans 1971 – No. 4 of 250 produced. Sold.
2. Ferrari 512 M – No. 9 – Team Écurie Francorchamps – Le Mans 1971 – No. 204 of 300 produced. Sold.
3. Ferrari 512 M – No. 11 – Team Penske Sunoco – Le Mans 1971 – No. 410 of 500 produced. Sold.
4. Ferrari 512 M – Red Kit – 1971 – Though this kit is not numbered and will need decals to complete it, it was limited to an edition of 100 copies only. Sold.
5. Porsche 917 K – No. 21 – Team J.W. Automotive Engineering LTD – Le Mans 1970 – No. 121 of 250 produced. Sold.
6. Porsche 917 K – No. 22 (qualifying car version) – Team Martini Racing International – Le Mans 1971 – No. 34 of 50 produced (very rare, particularly if you are looking for the complete set of 3). Sold.
7. Ferrari 512 M – Yellow Kit – 1971 – Though this kit is not numbered and will need decals to complete it, it was again limited to an edition of 100 copies only. Sold.
These models just totally vanished from the market in a very short time. For more information or additional photographs, please get in touch with us at ygr@ygrbooks.ch
Mercedes 300 SL Roadster & Porsche 356A
22-01-19
This Mercedes 300 SL Roadster was built from a Revell kit and sits on a Schöler Chassis. It was first raced at the DSC South race in Dottikon (Switzerland) in 2019, where it won the Concours d'Elegance in its class, because of its beauty and elegance. On the 14th of December 2020, this car finished 2nd in the Best of Show of all the Best of Show winners at the DSC (German Slot Classics) with 71 votes. Check for yourself:
http://www.slotracing-forum.de/forum/messages/189926.htm
CHF 650
P.S. We also built the winner (by 183 votes): a Porsche 356A (1956), which we offer in perfect condition at CHF 1'000:
Porsche 917 LH, No. 25 & Ferrari 512 Sunoco, No. 11
12-01-17
Up for sale are two beautifully hand-built and highly detailed 1/24 scale slot cars:
1. Porsche 917 LH (long-tail), No. 25. This car, the original of which raced at the 24h of Le Mans in 1970, was built by Peter Berg for the DSC (German Slot Classic) series. It is a 20 points car (maximum) in very fine condition, has a very strong ultra light fibreglass body and runs on a German Schöler chassis. It comes with running front and rear lights. CHF 500
2. Ferrari 512 Sunoco, No. 11. The body of this car, the original of which raced at the 24h of Le Mans in 1971, was built by Frank Hermes for the DSC (German Slot Classic) series. It is a 20 points car (maximum) in very fine condition, has a very strong ultra light fibreglass body and runs on a high-end custom-made Swiss rpm chassis, which was tuned by Patrick Studer. It comes with running front and rear lights. CHF 500
Ferrari 365 GTB – Louis Feraud – Le Mans 1972
23-04-16
Up for sale is a beautifully hand-built and highly detailed 1/24 scale slot car of the Ferrari 365 GTB (No. 36) run by Louis Feraud at Le Mans in 1972. The body is from a Japanese Crown kit. It runs on a Schöler chassis with a Fox motor and conforms to all the criteria of the DSC (German Slot Classics). It features full working lights: four at the front and four at the back. It may not be a high performance car, but it certainly is an eye-catcher. CHF 300 (without the lady).
Ford Mustang – Shelby Racing Co.
26-03-16
Up for sale is a beautifully built and highly detailed Ford Mustang 1/24 scale slot car in “Shelby Racing Co.” livery and driven by Budd Clusserath. The body and interior - while built to the highest standards - are both extremely light. It runs on a Slotracing Werk chassis with a Fox motor and conforms to all the criteria of the DSC (German Slot Classics). This is a high performance car and it certainly is an eye-catcher, too. Please contact us if you need more pictures. CHF 300 (without the lady).
Morris Mini Cooper 12755 Mk1
22-03-16
Up for sale is a beautifully built and highly detailed Morris Mini Cooper Mk1 slot car in 1/24 scale. The body, interior and motor are from a Tamiya kit. It runs on a MoMo chassis with a Fox motor and conforms to all the criteria of the DSC (German Slot Classics). It may not be a high performance car, but it certainly is an eye-catcher. Please contact us if you need more pictures. CHF 500 (without the lady).