Nice video! Never saw one of these in action before! Weird, when I was a kid, I had that long orange ramp section mixed with my orange Hot Wheels track! Now I know where it came from!
Hours of fun? What are you smokin dude! I was one of those kids who got a Motorific set for X-mas in the 1960's and two everyready batteries gave you 10 minutes of fun if you were LUCKY! Batteries were not cheap in those days, so anybody who was having HOURS of fun was either shoplifting batteries or was an heir to the Getty's fortune!
HI! Could you let me know if you have for sale Motorific car tires,...as I read on you tube that you were in the process in making them,...PLEASE LET ME KNOW as i really need like 25 or more,...BADLY.
I had one of those. I also had the 57 chevy like yours except mine was maroon in color, also had a blue 62 Impala. The only thing I didnt like was the batteries were good for maybe 15 min. That wouldnt have been to bad if they had battery chargers back then.
@ftdRaw These range in price and condition is always a gauge to an expected sale price. I have seen these from $15-$150 dollars, there's one on the ebay that sold Item number: 290416463128.
However, with yours still sealed you could get over $100 or even more, you should list it on Cyber-Flea for $199 and see if anyone bites.
It's free to list your vintage toys and more on Cyber-Flea, try it!
I recently acquired via eBay a 1963 Imperial Coupe along with a Motorific chassis. Like waltsa200, I got a Motorific set for Christmas, that being the Action Highway set. Ideal should bring this back. Thanks for posting this! It brings back a lot of fond memories.
I had a bunch of different cars, or rather "tops," because you could use the same chassis with all the different car models. The problem was that, before alkaline batteries, you could run a car for maybe 5-10 minutes before it would die. My dad bought a battery charger which we used constantly to try to keep up with my desire to play with this toy!
okay, yeah i remember this toy...part of the fun was at the intersections...you couldn't be certain which direction the car would go. apart from that, it was sort of retarded to play with.
I had a highway set passed down to me as a kid from my father. Sadly the cars didn't go so my older brother tried "repairing them'. i kept the tracks for playing with my matchbox cars and then mum gave them away. Man being 16 you remember everything from your child hood.
Regarding the Crash Test, there is supposed to be a rubber band that you loop between two pegs on the underside of the brick wall (which detaches from the track), so that the two sides of the wall will return to their home position.
Neat clip! In 1967 I got a Motorific Wildcat set for Christmas. Had the TR-3 car. A couple of years ago, I replaced that set with a purchase on Ebay. Set in box with the TR-3. I still have a couple of old photos of my original set from 1967!
Why does that Chevy look larger than the cars that came with my Torture Tracks that I got in 1965? It also seems faster. Wait! I'm getting a flash. I bet you're using alkaline batteries?? Enjoyed your video, friend.
Yes, It was a mistake, the car kept flying off the track..next time I'll use those cheap Eveready heavy duty type and spend less time putting the car back on track.
CyberDash - your problem was not with the batteries, the problem was with the lack of traction. Let's face it, the cars aren't that fast compared with controlled slot cars. Are the tires still soft? Perhaps you need to find new old stock replacement tires or sand these down so some new rubber is exposed. try that...
Nostalgiabuff - the trucks were the coolest things they made!
slotcargene - I believe you are correct, the tires were sliding. I'm in the process of making new tires (silicon) from an old set of Motorific tires. We'll see how they do next time! Thanks again
Nice video! Never saw one of these in action before! Weird, when I was a kid, I had that long orange ramp section mixed with my orange Hot Wheels track! Now I know where it came from!
phw340 1 month ago
I wish someone would bring these out again!
LauraSeabrook 2 months ago
Hours of fun? What are you smokin dude! I was one of those kids who got a Motorific set for X-mas in the 1960's and two everyready batteries gave you 10 minutes of fun if you were LUCKY! Batteries were not cheap in those days, so anybody who was having HOURS of fun was either shoplifting batteries or was an heir to the Getty's fortune!
DuaneMThomas 1 year ago
HI! Could you let me know if you have for sale Motorific car tires,...as I read on you tube that you were in the process in making them,...PLEASE LET ME KNOW as i really need like 25 or more,...BADLY.
Thank you for any reply.
Ray Flores
collector60 1 year ago
I had one of those. I also had the 57 chevy like yours except mine was maroon in color, also had a blue 62 Impala. The only thing I didnt like was the batteries were good for maybe 15 min. That wouldnt have been to bad if they had battery chargers back then.
matrox 1 year ago
i have a set still in plastic! Just found it, any Idea on a value, corvette stingray dearborn torture track
ftdRaw 1 year ago
@ftdRaw These range in price and condition is always a gauge to an expected sale price. I have seen these from $15-$150 dollars, there's one on the ebay that sold Item number: 290416463128.
However, with yours still sealed you could get over $100 or even more, you should list it on Cyber-Flea for $199 and see if anyone bites.
It's free to list your vintage toys and more on Cyber-Flea, try it!
CyberDashFleaCom 1 year ago
i have a track half the size of my basement. also 1 truck and 8 cars including 2 57 Chevy's! i also have the highway 99 set. i will soon make a video
skaterpunk1171 1 year ago
@skaterpunk1171 , have you made the video yet? I am a freak for this old stuff, having just celebrated my 52 nd birthday.
DuaneMThomas 1 year ago
I recently acquired via eBay a 1963 Imperial Coupe along with a Motorific chassis. Like waltsa200, I got a Motorific set for Christmas, that being the Action Highway set. Ideal should bring this back. Thanks for posting this! It brings back a lot of fond memories.
vividwatch47 2 years ago
I had a bunch of different cars, or rather "tops," because you could use the same chassis with all the different car models. The problem was that, before alkaline batteries, you could run a car for maybe 5-10 minutes before it would die. My dad bought a battery charger which we used constantly to try to keep up with my desire to play with this toy!
LShackley 2 years ago
Anybody remember Class A Racing from Ideal?
rustydog0329 2 years ago
Why not NiCd or NiMH AA cells? Total voltage should be 2.4V instead of about 3.
JBofBrisbane 2 years ago
okay, yeah i remember this toy...part of the fun was at the intersections...you couldn't be certain which direction the car would go. apart from that, it was sort of retarded to play with.
deemilieu 3 years ago
I had one, my cars were: jaguar, mustang, t bird, and some kind of roadster, can't remember what kind, migh have been a mg
roskosudsly 3 years ago
I had a highway set passed down to me as a kid from my father. Sadly the cars didn't go so my older brother tried "repairing them'. i kept the tracks for playing with my matchbox cars and then mum gave them away. Man being 16 you remember everything from your child hood.
Spongebob11223344 3 years ago
Very nice CyberDash. I have the original Highway Construction set downstairs with matching box. I LOVE this old stuff!!!
nostalgiabufff 3 years ago
Regarding the Crash Test, there is supposed to be a rubber band that you loop between two pegs on the underside of the brick wall (which detaches from the track), so that the two sides of the wall will return to their home position.
retrotvluver 4 years ago
Great ...I did not know that about the rubber bands..I'll take a look..thanks
CyberDashFleaCom 4 years ago
Neat clip! In 1967 I got a Motorific Wildcat set for Christmas. Had the TR-3 car. A couple of years ago, I replaced that set with a purchase on Ebay. Set in box with the TR-3. I still have a couple of old photos of my original set from 1967!
waltsa200 3 years ago
Why does that Chevy look larger than the cars that came with my Torture Tracks that I got in 1965? It also seems faster. Wait! I'm getting a flash. I bet you're using alkaline batteries?? Enjoyed your video, friend.
BarneySvensen 4 years ago
Yes, It was a mistake, the car kept flying off the track..next time I'll use those cheap Eveready heavy duty type and spend less time putting the car back on track.
CyberDashFleaCom 4 years ago
CyberDash - your problem was not with the batteries, the problem was with the lack of traction. Let's face it, the cars aren't that fast compared with controlled slot cars. Are the tires still soft? Perhaps you need to find new old stock replacement tires or sand these down so some new rubber is exposed. try that...
Nostalgiabuff - the trucks were the coolest things they made!
slotcargene 2 years ago
slotcargene - I believe you are correct, the tires were sliding. I'm in the process of making new tires (silicon) from an old set of Motorific tires. We'll see how they do next time! Thanks again
CyberDashFleaCom 2 years ago
@BarneySvensen
I noticed the same thing. I had a 57 Chevy and for some reason this one looks bigger.
matrox 1 year ago