Blending the speed, competition and glamour of motorsport in a format that fits on a living room floor, Scalextric is now 70 ...

Scalextric slot car racing has been around for ages, but like so many other toys these days it has had to adapt its business model to keep going. Gone are the days when all they needed to do to garner ...

Scalextric is one of Britain’s most recognisable hobby brands - Yui Mok/PA Wire Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m. The ...

A team of model makers spent hundreds of hours recreating the iconic British Grand Prix Silverstone circuit – out of Scalextric. The 25 meters (82.02 feets) (82.02 feet s) (82.02 feet) long detailed ...

Many people of a certain vintage will have fond memories of playing with Scalextric, pulling a trigger and seeing your slot car fly around, or all-too-often off, the track. But disappointingly, the ...

Karl Benz. Sir Alec Issigonis. WO Bentley. Henry Rolls. Charles Royce. Ettore Bugatti. Enzo Ferrari. William Morris. Colin Chapman. Henry Ford. Herbert Austin ...

A toy firm will bag £20 million after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business and its intellectual property to ...

Before plastic took over your beloved racing car dreams there was 1957’s Scalextric, made with passion and, well, metal. Forget about those cheap Mini Coopers and Aston Martins of the 80s – this is ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

It grew from humble beginnings into a British institution that is still hugely popular among children today. And a fascinating series of photographs has revealed the story of Scalextric dating back to ...

Roger Kemp has received funding from the Technology Strategy Board to research the electricity industry. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Royal Academy of ...