The Scalextric Story

Scalextric is a brand of slot cars and slot car racing sets which first appeared in the late 1950s, manufactured by the English firm Minimodels. The brand is currently owned and distributed by Hornby. Scalextric is a track based slot car racing system first invented by Fred (B F) Francis. Scalextric was first made in Havill, Hampshire in 1956. The script for this video comes from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalextric If you find issues with the content, I encourage you to update the Wikipedia article, so everyone can benefit from your knowledge. To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at   / bigcar   Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://   / bigcar2   More information about Scalextric models: https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/... #scalextric #scalextricstory