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A Ford Transit towing van and trailer for their diecast models. The model in the picture is the limited edition all gold car produced for Golden Jubilee Year.
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10 year old Matthew has produced computer graphics for the Ed Creations diecast model cars. See the picture below to see the effect:
The original models are good but I believe the application of graphics brings them to life. Well done Matthew from one happy customer!
If anyone else is interested, he charges £2 for the graphics on a sheet for self application to a model you may already have or £5 for the car with graphics applied. He can be contacted on StoxSigns@gmail.com or if you are a Stoxnet member pm him on the site.
A COLLECTORS ITEM FOR FWJ FANS
A poster produced by Malcolm Aylott, Dave Bastock and Stu Stretton to celebrate Frankie Wainman Jnr's 250 Final victories - the first was on Nov 1st 1987 at Northampton and the 250th was on Oct 16th 2010 at Coventry. A superb momento of a remarkable milestone in the stock car racing career of FWJ.
Cost is £20 and the rolled up poster is supplied in a protective cardboard tube. It is available at the Stock Car sales point at various tracks or contact Dave Bastock at bazstoxs.co.uk
I had mine framed and it is pictured below:
MEMORABILIA
STOCK CAR ANNUALS AND PICTORIALS
With news that Keith Barber is reintroducing the Stock Car Annual this year I have dug out some of the early annuals and there is a picture below. Also included are pictures of Pictorials published over the years:
DIE-CAST MODEL STOCK CARS
The 1/62nd scale die-cast model stock cars sold by Ed Creations are a great hit with younger stock car fans and relatively inexpensive compared with other die-cast cars.
Most die-cast cars these days are manufactured in China, on cost grounds and it is sad that British made die-cast models such as those produced by Corgi in the 1980s are no longer commercially viable. The original Corgi name dated back to the 1930s and existed until 1983 before being reformed as Corgi Toys Ltd in early 1984. It was voted British Toy Company of the Year in 1987 and then taken over by Mattel in 1989. The new owners transferred manufacturing to China in 1990 and 'Made in the UK' would never again be seen on new die-cast model cars.
I remember the Corgi Rockets series that was introduced in 1970 and among the various models were three stock cars - superstox cars that raced on Speedworth circuits. They were the cars of Todd Sweeney and Derek Fiske and an unnamed super stock car. Recently I managed to acquire all three cars on ebay and they are pictured below along with a couple of Ed Creations cars:
If only Corgi were still around to produce detailed die-cast models of the 391 and 515 cars on the back of the BBC Gears and Tears programme. I would even accept 'Made in China' if they were available but sadly it is likely to remain just a dream!
CARDBOARD MODELS
Below are pictures of two cardboard model stock cars of 85 Ray Tyldesley and 53 John Lund published by Keith Barber in his Stock Annuals of 1989 and 1990.
TESTIMONIAL PROGRAMMES
Below are pictures of the testimonial programmes produced for Stu Smith Snr in 1986 and Frankie Wainman Snr in 2007
AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH
To celebrate 50 years of BriSCA F1 stockcar racing at the Golden Jubilee Dinner on 24th March 2004, I framed a photograph showing models of the All Time Top Six Drivers. THis was autographed by the six drivers who were all in attendance, 53 John Lund, 1/391 Stuart Smith, 212 Frankie Wainman Senior, 515 Frankie Wainman Junior, 1/33 Peter Falding and 2 Willie Harrison and auctioned on behalf of the Drivers Benevolent Fund. They also signed my personal copy of the photograph and it is pictured below:
Stu Smith signed it first and, as you can see, added '6 Times World Champion'. John Lund was delighted to top him with the comment '8 Times!'. Great one-upmanship!! The picture provides a special memory of a wonderful occasion.
STOCK CARS - THE BOARD GAME
The Board Game, 'Stock Cars', was launched in the winter of 1980 by Huddersfield based Mick France. It was described as the 'new, exciting family board game, bringing the atmosphere of a real stock car race to everyone' - super value at £7.00 each.
The game contained eight detailed coloured miniature stock cars - two whites, two yellows, two blues and two reds. Six of the cars were unmistakeably those of 304 Dave Mellor, 160 Andy Stott, 199 Mike Close, 212 Frankie Wainman, 391 Stu Smith and 260 Dave Berresford.
The game was designed for 2 to 4 players each having two cars to pilot via dice throws around the oval raceway. Grading cards and incident cards together with obstacle cars went a long way towards creating an authentic setting.
I can remember many happy hours spent enjoying this game with other stock car enthusiasts in the family. The only problem was the fight over who would control the Smith and Wainman cars!!
Looking back through my Stock Car Supporter mags I came across a Stock Car Competition in the March/April 1982 edition. The prize was the eight solid silver miniature stock cars used in making the coloured cars supplied with each game. They were said to have cost over £120.
I wonder how many of these games have survived the last nearly 30 years and in what condition - I cannot recall any being offered for sale on ebay.
In the modern era it is the electronic devices that outsell the humble board game but I have a sneaking feeling that the Stock Car board game might just appeal to a new generation of supporters.
THE PRINT INSPIRED BY THE 1991 WORLD FINAL AT HEDNESFORD
Stock car music, Top Trumps and enamel pins
SEW-ONS FROM THE 70S AND 80S
My young son was mad about sew-on badges, particularly relating to his favourite driver 391 Stu Smith. Years later after he had grown up and left home, I managed to rescue the badges off his racing jacket before it fell to pieces. Below are pics of those sew-ons and I hope they revive some happy memories:
