The arrival of Hot Wheels in late 1967 meant that we now had cars that could “GO”. And putting all that “GO” to work meant the cars needed some place to run. Thankfully, Mattel gave us track at the same time. It came in sets and it was also offered as “Add-On Accessories”.
The “Add-On Accessories” page of the 1968 Collectors’ Catalogue.
With this page…
Add-On Accessories from the 1968 Collectors’ Catalogue.
…I’m going to build a custom track.
The 1968 Hot Wheels Split Curve Drag Set.
Starting Gate.
The Split part.
And the Finish Gate.
Here’s what a race down this track looks like.
A yellow Corvette C6 and a green Corvette ZR1 at the start.
Full charge out of the gate.
Blasting into the first set of half curves.
Way out there. Coming off the full curve.
Racing back together on the second set of half curves.
Who’s ahead?
Across the finish line. This race is done.
For my YouTube video of this track, I’m going to run 4 late model Corvettes.
l to r: red 2009 Corvette Stingray Concept, green 2009 Corvette ZR1, blue 2011 Corvette Grand Sport and a yellow Corvette C6.
See which ‘Vette comes out on top in my YouTube video.
So there you have it. A custom track. The 1968 Hot Wheels Split Curve Drag Set.
It’s still fast. Still fun.
