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That's an assumption I had - that Scalextric re-used parts from other models. However, from chatting to members of the Scalextric team last year, the only parts that are shared these days are the motor, gears, rear axle bushings, DPR hatch, screws, guide assembly and braid - with some ranges still sharing a driver helmet. Even the wiring looms and headlight boards are designed and manufactured for a specific mould... although the components presumably come from the same boxes.

However, all that is academic - the pictures of the Cobra and two Mustangs are 3D artist's renders taken from the CAD files. Those files have been - or will be - turned into the tooling in China, but how the final production model comes out will almost certainly be different.

That Cobra still looks good though