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I set myself some strict boundarys regarding the type and era of cars I wanted to collect.

Very wise  

I think Carrera do a good job along those lines too - their range is very coherent and if you buy a car it will have a selection of natural running (or shelf) mates. Not all brands manage this and some models can be dead-ends for racers and collectors.

The Carrera ranges are also focused very much on the home market - plus some fabulous American cars for their biggest overseas market. And all those 1/24 cars too...

The last eight Carrera slot car catalogues are in the SlotRacer Online Library: https://slotracer.online/library/carrera/index.html