In 2009, grieving over being knocked out of the running for the JR21 Atomic Submarine Aircraft Carrier, I purchased this unusual and diminutive JR21 piece of obscura to make me feel better!
I haven't seen another of these JR21 beauties, which has the JR diamond cartouche on the underside and never seen a box.
What I have turned up is the virtually identical and far more commonplace 1967 SCALEXTRIC TYPHOON COMBO, which came in a whole range of colours as pictured below.
I suspect that the Scalextric toy came first and JR21 followed. Were there any other JR21 Typhoon colours available?
I haven't seen another of these JR21 beauties, which has the JR diamond cartouche on the underside and never seen a box.
What I have turned up is the virtually identical and far more commonplace 1967 SCALEXTRIC TYPHOON COMBO, which came in a whole range of colours as pictured below.
I suspect that the Scalextric toy came first and JR21 followed. Were there any other JR21 Typhoon colours available?
I love the Scalextric box art, the chequered stripe is so recognisable. I only have the standard Formula cars in my old set, but i did have a plastic friction Typhoon - no idea of the maker, fairly sure it was probably racing green. As it wasn't a space toy, it didnt hold my attention for long and drifted into the back of the toy cupboard over time.
ReplyDeleteI reckon you had the racing green JR21 typhoon Bill. I had a feasting pussy in the 90's. I sold it on Ebay. It was JR21 but I didnt know it!
DeleteGreat post, Woodsy. As a kid I remember standard motorcycle/sidecar combos were still a relatively common sight on the roads. An old bearded biker who lived in the same street had a little jack russell who travelled around in their sidecar. My young mind imagined it would be cosy and secure jetting around in an enclosed weather-proof bubble. A bit like being in a space capsule, or so I thought. Looking back, I may have been wrong. Don't suppose they're even street legal these days? Even if they are, would anyone still want to travel in one? Probably a bad idea considering the nature of today's hostile roads :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tone. Yep, I miss seeing sidecars. They were like space capsules, your'e right. I once travelled from Lancashire to Germany in a sidecar around 1980. It was very cramped and I kept falling asleep much to the annoyance of my mate driving. I was meant to be reading the map! ha ha
DeleteSidecar navigator from Lancs - Germany. Sounds like one heck of a road trip, Woodsy. Quite an adventure to look back on :)
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