Some Track and accessory pieces

British made Matchbox Superfast 1969-83
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Some Track and accessory pieces

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Starting to sort a few of my sets and accessories. Enjoy.

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Nice, Jim. What are Matchbox Scorpions?

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I've got a few of those!
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mbox2000 wrote:What are Matchbox Scorpions?
Scorpions were 1-75 series sized, plastic-bodied vehicles with a small, on-board electric motor. They ran on standard Superfast track but made use of a refuelling (i.e. recharging) station to keep them going.
There's a thread with more details here.
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They were in a similar vein to Hot Wheels Sizzlers.
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Thanks for the info and links. I think by the time those came out I , my interests had changed to girls and music instead of matchbox. By the by, any news from Naji?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vL9ZvRCjMg
here's some Scorpions in action
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