I hope you enjoy your visit to my virtual slot car museum. I have been collecting rail and slot cars since 1995. I have tried to build a worldwide collection including cars, sets, accessories, buildings, figures, books, and catalogs.

I currently have around 5000 cars & over 600 sets. My favorite cars & sets are those made between 1912 & 1960. These were the early days when it had not been decided what scale was best or which system was better suited. It was also the least documented & misunderstood period of electric race car production. Most people believe slot cars strarted in 1957 with Scalextric & VIP, but there is a rich history of almost continual production & experiment in electric race & roadway sets from 1912 to 1957 from all over the world. We know of at least 15 manufacturers of electric race & roadway sets up to 1956 & there are rumors of others we haven't documented. This is not including experimental cars & sets made before 1956 which are numerous.

You will find in this website cars of all scales and systems. Some cars ar sheet metal, diecast, vacuum formed, rubber, & injected molded plastic. I also have collected catalogs, books, magazines, figures, controllers, & buildings in all of their varied forms, shapes, and sizes. Some systems are complex and others are simple. You will see many things, which we thought we knew in the 1960's, were already thought of or made decades before.

My goal with this website museum is to explore and document our hobbies, history, and to share it with you. I hope this enriches your love of our hobby and the friendships we've made through it. I would also like to thank all of you who have helped me collect and educate me in this hobby.

-Bernard Sampson

NEW STUFF

HI,I HAVE NEW MRRC,MONOGRAM/REVELL,MIDORI,CARRERA,PREFO ,TRRC,ATLAS,MMK,SLOT CLASSIC,BUMSLOT,& HANDMADE 1/43 DIECAST BRM. I PUT 2 NEW SECTIONS ,BOTH ARE IN THE US & UK SECTIONS. THEY ARE CALLED VARIOUS PREWAR & VARIOUS 1947-1953. PLEASE HELP ME IDENTIFY MY 2 UNKNOWN CARS. THEY ARE IN THE UNKNOWN SECTION. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO LOOKS AT MY SITE & HELPS ME FIX MY MISTAKES. MY MUSEUM IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME & VISIT. THANKS,BERNARD