Model-car racing purists called them Thingies. Bearing little resemblance to real cars, they had futuristic bodies and were more like concept dream cars than anything on the road at the time. Fiercely aggressive, rugged, and powerful, they took a race to a new level of fast!

Thingies stand proudly as slot-car rebels in this newest work by author and slot-racing enthusiast Carlo Tonalezzi. Vibrant photos of these classic model cars adorn the pages as a brief history explains how they helped to propel the hobby into a global phenomenon.

Enjoy the images of the BZ Banshee, Classic Industries ASP, Dynamic Bandit, Cox La Cucaracha, and many more.

In a time when the very survival of slot racing was in jeopardy, Thingies polarized the community - and yet somehow managed to increase the level of competition during the Golden Years of slot-car racing.

Forward by Philippe de Lespinay, curator of the Los Angeles Slot Car Museum.

Paperback, 116 pages. 8.5 x 8.5.

Published 2018.

ISBN-10: 1791316514.

ISBN-13: 978-1791316518.