I had a look through the Hot Rod Toys thread and didn't see any games (34 pages, I skimmed, so maybe missed some). Anyway, my brother just gave me this one. 1953 "Assembly Line" game from Selchow & Righter (same company that did Scrabble and a bunch of other games I'd never heard of, most that attempt to be educational... I'm sure the kids loved 'em ). It doesn't look like it's ever been played. Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth and Studebaker dukin' it out for automotive supremacy. Not sure I would've thought so when I was a kid, but I think it's pretty darn cool now... Now I want to find a "Huggin' The Rail" to go with it...
DE-FENDERS, Here's some more Touring games, It was one of the oldest car games ever until the last edition in 1967. The first Touring game was produced in 1906 by the Willie Dorr Co., the small game in the upper left corner, in 1916 Parker Bros. took over production and produced the game until it stopped in 1967, the large game at the bottom. Mick
I have several old hot rod and race car games. I'll post some of them when I get a chance. Here's "Huggin the Rail" for Big A. Mick
Some more. 1953 Harrett Gilmar "Wiry Dans" electronic race game. & 1965 Milton Bradley "Drag Strip" marble game. Mick
1950's Gotham Electric "Hot Rod Race" vibrating board game and 1961 Transogram "Race-A-Car" speeedway game. Mick
These are not really board games, but hopefully they fit in here. 1940's Marx "Overhead Crossover Speedway game with wind up racers. 1950's Lindberg "Monotrack battery operated hot rod racers. 1964 Whitman "Karzoom" race game. 1950's Tico "Hot Rod Racing " battery powered early slot car set. Mick
Mick, thanks for posting those photos, I didn't know the existence of any of the games. Very kool collection.
Holy smokes those are some cool ones Mick. We had a Touring card game when I was a kid, I'd forgotten all about it until I saw your photos. My dad probably still has it, we're all hoarders in my family. I've been thinking about designing and making my own hot rod board game for years. Ideas are starting to percolate again...
Board games have this amazing ability to transport us to different worlds, and when they merge with our real-life passions like hot rods, it's pure magic. I remember playing a custom-made board game at a car meet once. It had mini hot rod pieces instead of the usual tokens, and the goal was to race around the board collecting parts to build your dream ride. It was a blast, and it got everyone talking and laughing between wrench turns. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and swapping stories! And if you're into spider solitaire too, let me know—I could use some tips on tackling those tricky eight-legged card crawlers!
Monopoly!.... I always get first dibs on the little hotrod.... I guess you could use micro machines (remember those???) instead of all the other little tokens....
I'm a little late to the thread. We had a Milton Bradley "Drag Strip" when we were kids. No idea where it ended up though. Cheers, Harv
Surprised no one mentioned or has this one: Vallco Drag Racing Game by Greg Zyla. It was released in 1975 and has all the real drivers for the time and their averages for the given year. He released updated sets from 76 up to 1980 I believe. It has Pro Stock, AA/FX-Funny Cars, Pro Comp & Top Fuel. Lots of fun to play. You can still purchase the game on his website as a downloadable print-n-play, which includes all the years. Or you can get a used original copy on eBay (be warned, prices are high). Greg was a drag racer as well as a racing magazine journalist btw. (http://www.zylamotorsports.com/)
Another pretty unique one is called : Plymouth Drag Racing Game. It was only available through Plymouth/Dodge dealerships back in 1967. But you can find them fairly easily on e-bay. It contained 3 different Mopar's at the time: 1968 Cuda, GTX and Road Runners. It also featured professional Drag Racers Sox & Martin of the Plymouth Factory Drag Racing team on the cover and photos on the gameboard as part of the initiative by Plymouth. These guys were traveling around to dealerships performing "Racing Clinics" and signing autographs during this time. A series of tables in the center based on real Chrondeck timing of the carsis provided so when you drag race you get realistic results. A spinner is used for movement. There are spots on the track that have you draw cards that have a 50% chance of being good/bad. 2 of each car is provided in 3 different Drag Racing Classes... from Stock to Super Stock to FX(Factory Experimental) precursor to the Funny Car, I believe. The game is quite fun and surprising for a "Give away Item". Worth tracking down if you are a drag racing or fan of the iconic Mopars from that era.
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