EditDynamic Model Company
Located in North Hollywood California, the Dynamic Model company produced 1:24 and 1:32 slot cars and performance parts in the 1960s through the early part of the 1970s.
EditHistory
Dynamic Models was founded by Robert Johnson in the late 1950s creating parts and accessories for model airplanes. As slot cars became more popular, Dynamic Models jumped onboard with a line of 1:24 scale slot car accessories - in particular, a slot car chassis that could be adjusted to fit a variety of bodies.
Dynamic joined forces with
AMT in 1964.
AMT was already manufacturing car bodies that were being sold in glue-together model kits, so the joint venture with Dynamic’s 1:24 and 1:32 scale chassis products seemed to be a natural fit.
In 1969 that Dynamic introduced a new innovation, the Dynamic "Dyna-Mite"
Anglewinder chassis.
dropped the partnership with Dynamic in 1970, however Dynamic continued building slot cars and accessories. With interest in HO scale cars and tracks at it’s peak, Dynamic quickly shifted gears and refocused all R&D efforts on a new HO design. After some internal debate, it was decided that the new HO racer would be based on the Dynamic Anglewinder design with its unique and powerful 3.75:1 gear ratio and rearward weight distribution.
EditDyna-Brutes
The DynaBrutes shared an appearance similar to the Riggen and Cobramite cars of the time, right down to their use of fast-wearing, thin foil "wipers" in place of braid for contact with the track rails. However the thing that differentiated the DynaBrutes was their unique use of an "
Anglewinder" chassis.
The original DynaBrutes were produced from 1970 to 1971
Dynamic was already a popular large scale slot car manufacturer and was also well known for aftermarket and hop up parts for all scales and models of slot cars.
Dynamic also had a popular line of Radio Control cars!
1972 saw the first production of the Lexan bodied “AERO” DynaBrutes
Typical Dyna-Brute Brass Anglewinder Chassis
With a total production of less than 10,000, the brass chassis’d DynaBrutes with their Lexan “AERO” bodies provided stiff competition for the likes of
Riggens,
Tycopros,
Super II's and the innovative
Cobramite in what became known as the Brass Wars. However an oversight left the DynaBrute too wide to compete on Aurora and Tyco plastic tracks without interference from the car in the neighboring lane. The additional chassis width also disqualified the powerful DynaBrute from many of the
slot car racing rules held by the various slot car racing clubs of the day.
Another unusual failure was the DynaBrutes lack of an independently rotating front wheel arrangement. For all of its innovation, the Dynamic DynaBrute had missed the mark with what was required to be competitive at the time. By 1974 Dynamic had closed its doors.
Edit"Direct From Dynamic"
Rare Boxed "Ready-To-Run" Dynamic 1:24 Super Bandit
you could basically order any motor, any wheel base, and mount the chassis on practically any body in either 1:32 or 1:24 scales.
Dynamic parts can still be found at reasonable prices on eBay and from collectors. However Dynamic complete ready-to-run slot cars are very rare.
At the time, their chassis' parts were very common, but strangely their own cars didn't actually use the "Dyna-Mite"
Anglewinder chassis that they became known for, as the famous Dynamic chassis was sold separately.
The Dynamic Ready-To-Run (RTR) slot cars actually used a brass
Sidewinder chassis and are very highly sought after by collectors.
EditDynamic Parts and Accessories
While we suggest you always support a local hobby shop, you'll find many Dynamic slot car parts and accesories on eBay.
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