18th-Jan-20, 07:06 PM
Yes, some nice new liveries there. I'm a big fan of the Policar F1s...
Slot.it and Policar are brands of the same company (Galileo Engineering). Slot.it started in 1998 with Maurizio Ferrari sourcing and selling motors for fellow slot car racers in Italy and then America. It has been an amazing 21 years! Policar was the 'Scalextric' of Italy in the 60s, 70s and 80s - if you wanted to explain about slot cars, the general public would understand if you talked about Policar. The parent company produced a vast range of diecast models and went out of business in 1993, the main Polistil brand now being owned by the Maisto group in China. The Policar slot car brand was resurrected in 2014, initially described as a German company, but now under the same roof as Slot.it in Italy. They started by producing re-badged Slot.it Ferrari models (312PB and F40), then the fabulous classic March 701 and Lotus 72 F1 cars, followed last year by the Ferrari 330P4 and 412P classic sports cars. All the cars have boxes just like Policar packaging from the 60s. The new Policar track system also arrived last year with the entry-level 'Home Racing' Toyota and Subaru cars - a real attempt to re-launch Italian mass-market slot cars...
The 'standard' Policar closed-wheel cars are almost identical in layout and components to Slot.it cars - the Policar models have plastic rear wheels, although can be upgraded using Slot.it aluminium or magnesium hubs. The new 'Home Racing' range cars are quite different and are discussed here. The F1 cars use the unique Policar motor mount and gearbox that gives smooth power delivery from the feisty FF 'slim can' motors. The format was developed in conjunction with UK enthusiast Andi Rowland who has since produced 3D-printed chassis (ARCO by conti_rowland on Shapeways) to convert other brands of classic F1 cars so they can use the Policar mechanicals. The classic F1 wheels and tyres are different sizes to the main Slot.it range, but have the same layout as the Slot.it components. The boxed cars have plastic rear wheels, but aluminium hubs are also available. I've seen prototypes of the new modern F1 cars and they look fabulous - including a nose section attached by a magnet...
Slot.it and Policar are brands of the same company (Galileo Engineering). Slot.it started in 1998 with Maurizio Ferrari sourcing and selling motors for fellow slot car racers in Italy and then America. It has been an amazing 21 years! Policar was the 'Scalextric' of Italy in the 60s, 70s and 80s - if you wanted to explain about slot cars, the general public would understand if you talked about Policar. The parent company produced a vast range of diecast models and went out of business in 1993, the main Polistil brand now being owned by the Maisto group in China. The Policar slot car brand was resurrected in 2014, initially described as a German company, but now under the same roof as Slot.it in Italy. They started by producing re-badged Slot.it Ferrari models (312PB and F40), then the fabulous classic March 701 and Lotus 72 F1 cars, followed last year by the Ferrari 330P4 and 412P classic sports cars. All the cars have boxes just like Policar packaging from the 60s. The new Policar track system also arrived last year with the entry-level 'Home Racing' Toyota and Subaru cars - a real attempt to re-launch Italian mass-market slot cars...
The 'standard' Policar closed-wheel cars are almost identical in layout and components to Slot.it cars - the Policar models have plastic rear wheels, although can be upgraded using Slot.it aluminium or magnesium hubs. The new 'Home Racing' range cars are quite different and are discussed here. The F1 cars use the unique Policar motor mount and gearbox that gives smooth power delivery from the feisty FF 'slim can' motors. The format was developed in conjunction with UK enthusiast Andi Rowland who has since produced 3D-printed chassis (ARCO by conti_rowland on Shapeways) to convert other brands of classic F1 cars so they can use the Policar mechanicals. The classic F1 wheels and tyres are different sizes to the main Slot.it range, but have the same layout as the Slot.it components. The boxed cars have plastic rear wheels, but aluminium hubs are also available. I've seen prototypes of the new modern F1 cars and they look fabulous - including a nose section attached by a magnet...
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