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If you’re driving to/through New Jersey, fill up before crossing over the state line. It’s against the law for customers to pump their own gas.

I have about a dozen 1/32 scale Emiras slot cars in various colors. Both street and GT4 race cars.

No 1964 Lotus Europa. First year was 1966.

I've built a bunch of Emira 1/32 scale slot cars using 3D printed bodies. Mostly street cars, three GT4's. The street cars were not finished to a high degree because I built them to be run at the Lotus Owners Gathering (LOG) two years back in Canaan Valley, West Virginia. Set up a large slot car...

To me, the still spotty and fluid dealer 'network' remains not only Lotus' biggest barrier to growth in the US, but also diminishes resale: both in fact and in value.

Some 1/32 scale slot cars. 3 Emira GT4s and a few “street” cars. The street cars were built to run on a layout set up at the LOG held a couple years ago in Wesr Virginia. Didn’t finish them to a high level because I rightfully figured they’d get some rough treatment.

Looks like more than a nod to the Mahiki/phemex GT 4 car in post #11 below.

A solid graduate thesis in marketing or business could be written about the rise and fall of the slot car craze of the mid/late '60's in the US. During that time, it was THE biggest toy/hobby in the US. Bigger than the hoola hoop, slinky, stingray bikes, anything. It was for boys what Barbie...

Hell no. I have friends who can do necessary scans and create the .stl files for printing. Then I have acquaintances who love to 3D print and do these for me. MY part is in the finishing and assembly. I DO have the dental grade vac form machine. I've been a slot car hobbyist since being a teen...

I'll wind up with one sooner or later. I've owned 10 1:1 scale Lotus over 40 years. In the meantime, I'll build 3D printed 1/32 scale Emira slot cars. Here are three Emira GT4 bodies that will go to finishing. Absent are the wings: they've been printed and will be finished separately, then...