Eldon 1/24 Scale Pinto

[One32slot]

I have a beige colored 1/24 pre-production model Eldon Pinto. It is a mock up,
with a motor inside with gearing but no slot guide. It also has a basic
Ackerman steering.
Anyone know if this car ever made it into production?

[Ken J Marx]

I really doubt it, I think they did make other toys as well so maybe it was
made for something else...they didn't do too much 1/24 scale items.
Probably some kind of other toy car...
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One32slot wrote...

[One32slot]

>I really doubt it, I think they did make other toys as well so maybe it was
>made for something else...they didn't do too much 1/24 scale items.
>Probably some kind of other toy car...

You may be right...although the motor and gear serve no functional purpose (the
motor is in place in such a manner that it cannot power the gears) and the
wires from the motor do not lead anywhere (to a battery container for
instance). Also the Ackerman steering tends to lead me to believe it was an R&D
model slot. I may try and scan it and post it.
Shannon

[Ken J Marx]

Remember if you do get a picture of it, do not post to this newsgroup. You
can post it to one of the many bulletin boards around for slot cars. The
news servers would get overloaded if people started posting things like
images, etc. to non-binary newsgroups.

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One32slot <one3...@aol.com> ...

[Loco Lobo]

I've seen these cars with and without battery powered motors. I believe
these were originally produced for Ford dealers as promos and were not
intended to be slot cars - strictly toys. They make up into neat slot
cars. I used an ARII to power mine. Loco

mal...@my-deja.com wrote:

> I'd have to agree with Ken and say this is almost certainly not a slot
> car. By the time the Pinto came out in 1970, 1/24 home set cars were
> dead and buried and Eldon were even slimming down there 1/32 range
> month by month. All the 1/24 cars that Eldon released came several
> years before and had vacform bodies
>
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> Before you buy.

[Loco Lobo]

One32slot wrote:

> Yeah all good points...seems my Eldon is most likely not a slot car. Oh well,
> it looks neat on display.
>

It will look even better if you convert it. If you have a Scalex DTM car like the
Opel Calibra, you'll find the wheelbase is right on and all you'll need to do is
some minor trimming and install some posts to hold the chassis. If I ever find
another Pinto this is the way I'll power it. The ARII conversion is a bit more
difficult. Loco

> Thanks for info guys.
> Shannon

[mal...@my-deja.com]

[One32slot]

> I'd have to agree with Ken and say this is almost certainly not a slot
>> car. By the time the Pinto came out in 1970, 1/24 home set cars were
>> dead and buried and Eldon were even slimming down there 1/32 range
>> month by month. All the 1/24 cars that Eldon released came several
>> years before and had vacform bodies

Yeah all good points...seems my Eldon is most likely not a slot car. Oh well,

it looks neat on display.

[chevelle...@gmail.com]

I have a pinto by eldon it is baige in color wheels r dry cracked missing 1 the motor is still in car no glass