Turnpike On A Tabletop Part 2

Some of you fellas might remember this post. In it, I asked for help discovering the wonder that was AMT’s “Turnpike On A Tabletop” for my 4-year old that has developed a need for speed. Well, the search is over…

A few months ago, an east coast guy (who likes his privacy and I’m betting wants to remain anonymous) was packing up his attic in preparation for a move to the great state of Texas. While doing so, he discovered his Turnpike kit that his wife had given him for his 20th birthday in the early 1960’s. Lucky for me and my man Miller, he remembered my post and put it in the “take to Texas” pile. To my amazement and shock, he showed up at my office door last week with the kit in hand.

Of course, the fresh Texan is a hot rodder so the car in the kit had been shaved of it’s emblems and skillfully repainted in a nice shade of metallic green. Apparently, he also suffers from a touch of OCD as the original packaging was mint and everything was packed away as if it was never opened. Miller and I opened it all up just yesterday to see what we had… and man, was it a fun discovery process.

We also learned a few things.

First, these old slot car kits aren’t nearly as easy to set up as the new modern jobs. Each track has to be carefully set and connections for each rail have to delicately latched. It took us about an hour to set up the entire track and once done, we found that time had touched the kit a bit. As such, Miller and I are now completely obsessed with our first father/son restoration project. It’s gonna be a blast.

In any case, I figured you guys would enjoy a few shots of the kit and I wanted to post this thread as a sort of thanks to our newest Central Texas hot rodder. I’m humbled by the generosity and Miller is completely and totally blown away.

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