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Scalextric Batmobile

I’ve featured slot cars in the past and I was myself an enthusiastic collector of the Aurora AFX range. However, a friend showed me some recent Scalextric releases reminding me how good these 1:32 scale motorised models can be. This month we’ll concentrate on the Batmobile. There have been several versions over the years, but personally, I think it’s hard to beat the classic mid-Sixties Batmobile driven by Adam West.

The car was built in 15 days at a cost of

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