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Remembering 1974

Thundering V-8s, featherweight chassis and huge wings to hold it all on the ground.

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What's Not To Like?

Although this might sound like a description of a modern sprint car race, similar performance packages once reigned supreme on road racing tracks.

From 1966 to 1974, muscular monsters from Chaparral, McLaren, Lola and Porsche ruled the tracks of Canada and America, fittingly named the Can-Am Championship.

The rules were intentionally loose, with minimum chassis dimensions, two seats and any engine you were crazy enough to stuff between the framerails.

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Aurora Changes Focus

The folks at Aurora Plastics could feel the heat and offered HO slot car enthusuiasts slot car racing sets with a decided Can-Am influence.

With racing driver Peter Revson as their spokesman, Aurora began to move away from the gas-guzzling muscle cars and instead provide a tighter focus toward the international racing scene.

One of the most popular HO slot cars introduced by Aurora in '74 was the RC Cola Porsche...

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Aurora Slot Cars 1974 HO Scale Catalog