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The Complete Color Guide to Aurora H. O. Slot Cars

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Bob does an excellent job with the history of Aurora, the vibrators, t-jets, tuff ones, etc., however, he readily admits that his first love is the pre-AFX (1971) aurora cars, and this shows itself in the book. The AFX section of the book has numerous errors in the descriptions of car variations. For instance, it is often very hard to correlate the description with the cars pictured. Furthermore, there are variations that are simply missing from the guide like the Translucent Lime Dodge Street Van. Another problem, is the handling of "Chrome stripped" cars. The guide dis-includes these modified cars for some models, but he shows Chrome-stripped Nomads as though they were originally released that way. This guide contains absolutely no valuation, other than a numbering system showing rarity. But I have found that the rarity estimates have been off as well. For instance, he catogorized the Dodge Charger Petty Promo car and the Dodge Rebel Charger as "1 Rare" when in fact these appear with great frequence on e-bay, a fact that has arbitrarily inflated the selling prices in my opinion. Other cars should be "1 Rare" but are rated #2 like the Matador Fastback stocker with the Ford sticker on it, which I have never once seen sell on e-bay.

These criticisms should not prohibit placing this book on your shelf, even if your love is for AFX and not the T-Jets. I strongly recommend that you get the book if your interest is Aurora. Just keep in mind that the AFX section could be improved upon.

The definitive book for Aurora slot car collector's. I know we're still out there. I wish this book was available when I was first collecting Aurora slot cars. If you're looking for a great way to see what was available then or what you still need to add to your collection this is the way to do it.

Evan Sloat Block2
The Complete Color Guide To Aurora Slot Cars tells you about the Aurora factory. Shows all the cars Aurora every produced. And shows prototypes and special things from the Aurora nationals. Three reasons why you should buy this book are It lets you know how rare your cars are and the colors that were issued. It gives a history on Aurora and how the cars were made. It shows prototypes and a cool story on how they got them. This book is good for any one in the hobby.

Excellent research guide to the history of slot cars! Complete with pictures of the cars through the years. Also includes photos and descriptions of all the different chassis produced as well.