Get Set

I picked up this little Scalextric set, Starter on Rostrum, for a squid tother day at the boot sale.

 In poor shape, I've had fun in the sun untangling the arm string, re-gluing the chap to the rostrum (nearly the wrong way round!), re-attaching some fencing and best of all, ironing the box to stiffen it.

Those clever Scalextric folks made it so that pulling the string raises the arm. I wonder if he held a flag originally? 

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Addendum

Hi Woodsy,

          You just mentioned the Scalextric Starter On Rostrum set, pulling on a string raises the arm of the figure and you asked if he originally had a flag. 

Yes, he did, a black and white checkered flag.

Photo from Ebay.

Paul Adams from New Zealand