
Now more than 50 years later the Nissan Z nameplate has become legendary.

The Z hit the ground running making a name for itself in all types of racing from small SCCA events to African Safari Rally championships. With a focus on modern engineering, impressive performance, sleek styling, and a low price compared to its European competitors, the Japanese Z exploded in popularity immediately. Conceived by Yutaka Katayama, the President of Nissan Motor Corporation USA, the 240Z was designed specifically with the US market in mind.

The Datsun 240Z made its debut in late 1969. Featuring fully-functional LED christmas treeĪuto World Xtraction 1973 Datsun 240Z 3-car set (AW Exclusive) HO Slot Cars 1- 15” ELECTRONIC START GATE/TERMINAL TRACK.1- TOM MCEWEN, 4GEAR, PLYMOUTH DUSTER FUNNY CAR.1- DON THE SNAKE PRUDHOMME, 4GEAR, PLYMOUTH CUDA FUNNY CAR.Introducing Auto World’s Hot Wheels Snake versus Mongoose, HO scale slot car drag strip race set… 13 feet of realistic drag racing action (Expandable to create an even longer drag set) to recreate the legendary rivalry of Snake and Mongoose! Now you can recapture some of that blazing excitement as we pay tribute with our newest Legends of the Their epic West Coast battles, fueled by huge sponsorship deals were a major draw, and their loyal fans never tired of seeing these two “Legends of the Quarter Mile” go head to head. The two faced-off in match races that raged over a period of about 3 years.

One of the greatest rivalries in all of Drag Racing history!Īny red-blooded race fan lucky enough to have been born of that era remembers these famous Funny Cars decked-out in bright Hot Wheels badges screaming down the 1/4 mile in a furious blur that lasted all of 5 sweet seconds. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.Don “The Snake” Prudhomme versus Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen… If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
