What’s your favorite part of slot car racing? Is it the intense, nail-biting competition to push your car to the edge without losing control? Or is it about sending the car into a jump or a loop or a curb and watching it fly into the weeds with reckless abandon? Also, what about a kickin’ blues rock soundtrack? Wait, what?
Scalextric covers all the bases with their Blues Brothers Dodge Monaco Police Car slot car. This bad cop ride is the Model Car Hall of Fame’s Slot Car of the Year for 2022.
It’s hard to find a movie that combines colossally silly humor, great car chases, and blues galore more than the Blues Brothers. Jake and Elwood somehow acquire a classic Dodge Monaco police car, and add a few accessories, and go “on a “mission from God.” And yes, the Scalextric model has the giant speaker on the top, along with crude ropes holding it in place. “It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas.” What more could you want? Since racin’ and chasin’ is more fun, they also made a Chicago Police Department version of the same car.
The combination of the two will make you want to bust out your track and set up the craziest layout possible. For creating a pair of models that make you want to sit on the floor and howl with laughter, the Scalextric Blues Brothers Dodge Monacl Police Car is the Model Car Hall of Fame’s Slot Car of the Year for 2022.
