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Old 10-30-2020, 11:05 PM   #3231
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Growing kid that he’s super active with coaching, staring at busted vette in the garage, etc. the normal stuff
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Old 11-05-2020, 01:21 PM   #3232
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BAT listing something completely different (and pretty cool) today:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/slot-car-race-track/
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Old 11-05-2020, 02:12 PM   #3233
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I saw that and was smiling. I had a similar setup for electric trains in my basement growing up. My mom wasn’t happy about how much room it took up but I spent HOURS down there playing and building my fake town. The entire board sat on two massive saw bourses. The board is long gone but to this day I still have all the trains packed away in boxes I sometimes pull out and go through.
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Old 11-05-2020, 03:11 PM   #3234
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/slot-car-race-track/
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I saw that and was smiling. I had a similar setup for electric trains in my basement growing up. My mom wasn’t happy about how much room it took up but I spent HOURS down there playing and building my fake town. The entire board sat on two massive saw bourses. The board is long gone but to this day I still have all the trains packed away in boxes I sometimes pull out and go through.
The company that built this does amazing work. I stop and drool everytime the post something new on Facebook. Ridiculously bespoke and detailed. With an incredible attention to detail.

Check out their website portfolio, too: http://slotmods.com/portfolio/

No offense, Theo, but I kinda doubt your setup was "similar." What they do is make real what our childhood train and slot car sets were in our heads.
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Old 11-06-2020, 01:11 PM   #3235
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Lol. No offense taken. I guess I should have said in theory and in my 9-12yo memory of it.
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Old 11-06-2020, 01:16 PM   #3236
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OK, I have no real interest in buying this, but it's fascinating because I never realized that they built the 164 with AWD--and what sounds like an early version of a Haldex unit?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-romeo-164-12/
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Old 11-06-2020, 02:54 PM   #3237
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This one checks all my boxes...



Too bad I have too many cars already.... plus this one is on the other side of the country... lol. And, I bet it will go for a very pretty penny.
I am not a fan of the wheels, but that is an easy fix.
Under 20,000 miles... wow....
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Old 11-07-2020, 08:36 AM   #3238
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OK, I have no real interest in buying this, but it's fascinating because I never realized that they built the 164 with AWD--and what sounds like an early version of a Haldex unit?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-romeo-164-12/
That is pretty cool, but I'm guessing harder to find part for than my Triumph GT6+
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Old 11-07-2020, 09:14 AM   #3239
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OK, I have no real interest in buying this, but it's fascinating because I never realized that they built the 164 with AWD--and what sounds like an early version of a Haldex unit?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-romeo-164-12/
Love that Alfa... I can't help it.
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Old 11-07-2020, 10:22 AM   #3240
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OK, I have no real interest in buying this, but it's fascinating because I never realized that they built the 164 with AWD--and what sounds like an early version of a Haldex unit?



https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-romeo-164-12/


164s are cool. Haven’t seen one in person for years. Kinda tempting


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