23rd-Oct-21, 10:56 AM
If you take the spring off don't throw it away. It is probably worth listing on Ebay as they are very hard to find and probably quite valuable to someone who wants a totally original model.
Drop arms were essential in the early days of commercial raceways to cope with hills like this one at Wonderland in Southend-on-Sea
The second track in the background also had a series of ramps which climbed to almost head height before dropping back down again but by about 1968 most commercial raceways had flattened out the hills so drop arms were no longer needed.
If you need small parts like headlights it may be worth giving Phil Smith a try as he took over BTS Mouldings who used to make quite a lot of replacement parts for vintage slot cars. The Lola is a great looking car but it is very narrow so they tend to fall over unless you are pretty gentle in the corners.
Drop arms were essential in the early days of commercial raceways to cope with hills like this one at Wonderland in Southend-on-Sea
The second track in the background also had a series of ramps which climbed to almost head height before dropping back down again but by about 1968 most commercial raceways had flattened out the hills so drop arms were no longer needed.
If you need small parts like headlights it may be worth giving Phil Smith a try as he took over BTS Mouldings who used to make quite a lot of replacement parts for vintage slot cars. The Lola is a great looking car but it is very narrow so they tend to fall over unless you are pretty gentle in the corners.
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