Just noticed my in my email from them that they will be shipped by 2/28/09.

Has anyone received their order yet?

I got mine a few days after ordering. Your's must be on back order.

As I remember mine rather quick. About a week. That was during the Christmas shipping period. Way better than most ebay sellers anyway. I was surprised.

Guess so, I odered them at the end of December.

They still are oneline so I just ordered 4 more. 2/21/09. I want more also. Let's see.

They are on back order till the end of the month

Not sure I've caught on......is this about the $2.98 chassis from the Mattel web site?

Yes, and shipping is very fair. All four plus shipping is under 15 bucks to my house.

Not sure I've caught on......is this about the $2.98 chassis from the Mattel web site?


Yes, these are the 1's i'm talking about.

dang.... just found out about this... and back ordered 2!
thanks guys!

The following items are on back order until the expected date listed below.
ER Nascar Chassis. (8 + 6 $2.98 $0.00 $17.88 3/30/2009

They are on backorder till end of NEXT month :(

The Mattel chassis that I have gotten lately are showing
signs that the molds are worn out.One of the traction magnet
retaining rails is real crooked.

The Mattel chassis that I have gotten lately are showing
signs that the molds are worn out.One of the traction magnet
retaining rails is real crooked.

And your complaining about a $3 chassis??? The rest of the parts are worth more then $3

could someone post a link?i can not seem to find them on the mattell site,thanks

https://store.mattel.com/CatalogBrowser.aspx?cmd=local&cat=139&sec=9225

still can't find the chassis...grrrr not a great site,with no search function...

the link I posted should take you directly to the chassis after you pick your country, goto electric & battery racing, then 95312 - Hot Wheels® Electric Racing Dayton 500

i am quite simply having no luck whatsoever with their site.if they can't get it together enough to do a good website,i am not going to waste my time trying to find their products.thanks for the help anyway!:confused:

I tried the link posted, entered my country, and it took me rigt to them. No problem with the link. Also, you might want to check out the threads; Outstanding Mattel Service (Slot Car General Discussion)& Epay...Good Grief.. (Slot Car Box Stock & Collecting).

okay,finally the link worked.i do not understand why the page didn't come up the first dozen times,but whatever,i found the chassis!good deal,3.27 CAD.are they close to the quality of the tycos?

Awesome deal! Thanks!

The web site may have been overloaded at the time time you tried it. Happens when too many hits occure at one/same time.

must be it,had a hell of a time...how are the mattell chassis?if they are as good as the tycos i may back order some...

Now they are really back-ordered after this post. Great deal nonetheless. If they need new tires or whatever, they are cool wide pans.

They have been on back order since december

wow...are they wide pan?

wow...are they wide pan?

yes..

Yes their wide pan, but can't you gut them and use the parts on the slim chassis?

Here is one that I just cut the bag open. It is in short form but the front axle can be mounted in the front holes. I guess we are the ones that created the backordrer situation.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p8/hotrailz/TYCOChassis.jpg

I got a dozen of these last year. Trued the rear tires and tweeked the contact patch on the shoes. Faster than I want for my 4x8, but smoother and quieter than any other mag chassis I've run. My son and I have run a pair until the shoes perforated and had to replace the shoes. The other 10 chassis are still in the box.

If you're in a hurry for these chassis, there is a guy who is selling them for a reasonable price with reasonable shipping on ebay (Gene's HO slotcar junkyard). These chassis as they come run good out of the bag and are a blast to drive around the track. The tires on them allow them to slide around the turns pretty good. The seller is fantastic to deal with, he ships quickly and is really nice to deal with, I've bought a number of other cars from him, and been extremely happy. :wave:

No one can beat the price from Mattel, $21.83 for 6 shipped. I have 35 still saved away an 6 on back order for now( more to order soon). I'm in no hurry to get ripped off on fleapay for these. An the tires on these are junk, make good shelf queen tires is about all if stored on something other than plastic. They are out of round an eat plastic track

Boogity, boogity, boogityThe Fray dont run stock anyhow. I don't think the kids will complain if the tires aren't "trued." It is just our job to teach them and race'm with what we got. For cheap compared to most. Waiting for the delay. Ditchin' the traction mags....David

Yes their wide pan, but can't you gut them and use the parts on the slim chassis?

Yes you can all the parts are interchangeable

Can anyone recommend where to get a set of tires and a body for these? My dad and I are starting into HO and we ordered a few of these to widen out the selection of cars we have to race on our track.

My email states that I might see them 3/30/09. If we keep ordering it might make it later. I guess I need to race the one's I gots.

I am not gonna be a fleabay whore with them. Not until I can get 100 tjets a piece.

Can anyone recommend where to get a set of tires and a body for these? My dad and I are starting into HO and we ordered a few of these to widen out the selection of cars we have to race on our track.

Bob,

Here is a partial list of some great people who have Tyco tires, bodies and replacement parts.

Bud's HO Cars has tires at 12 pair for $10. He has Tyco rears and either Tomy or G-Plus fronts that work fine.

http://www.budshocars.com/

Jag Hobbies has bodies under the Tyco/Mattel heading and tires under the AJs and Super Tires headings. Jag also has spare parts such as pick up shoes which are wear items.

http://www.jaghobbies.com/ho_slot_cars/slot_cars.htm

Lucky Bob's also has both bodies and tires. Look under Tyco-Mattel Bodies. For tires, check out the AJs and Wizzard tire lists. Lucky Bob also has spare parts such as pick up shoes which are wear items.

http://www.lucky-bobs-slot-cars.com/

Penn Valley Hobby Center is the maker of PVT tires. Several shops sell these and list them with a PVT part code. You can get them direct.

http://www.pennvalleyhobbycenter.com/slotcars/supplies/tires/siliconetires.htm

Scale Auto has tires and repair parts. Look under the Mattel-Tyco, Super Tires, and BSRT tabs.

http://www.scaleauto.com/

Slot Car Central has bodies, tires and parts. Click "shop the store" then go to bodies or parts. These will list by manufacturer.

http://slotcarcentral.com/drupal-5/

Slot Car Johhnies is another great source for bodies. This is an Aurora dominated site but look close to find some Tyco goodies.

http://www.slotcarjohnnies.com/

Tom Heister has parts and tires.

http://www.xp77.com/hiester/

For Tyco compatible bodies, you can also check out the ebay store listed below. This company is selling some really nice resin bodies made by Bruce Gavins. These require a little assembly but the castings are nice enough to run without painting them IMHO. I have included a link to a HT thread about them for more info.

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/**traxs**_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ

HT Thread:

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=243989

Bob, this is just a starting point. If you expand your collection to Tomy, Life Like or original Aurora cars, there are a dozen or more super people to deal with. I didn't want to overwhelm you with choices.

Enjoy the hobby! :thumbsup:

Russ

This is the Mattel $2.98 chassis, isn't it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-TYCO-440X2-widepan-chassis-W-GOODYEAR-TIRES-NEW_W0QQitemZ260365903440QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_C ars?hash=item260365903440&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Item Number: 260365903440

If that's true, you can get them from here for only $19.89 each. Sounds like a much better deal than waiting. ;)

This is the Mattel $2.98 chassis, isn't it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-TYCO-440X2-widepan-chassis-W-GOODYEAR-TIRES-NEW_W0QQitemZ260365903440QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSlot_C ars?hash=item260365903440&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Item Number: 260365903440

If that's true, you can get them from here for only $19.89 each. Sounds like a much better deal than waiting. ;)

Bend over an grab your ankles an ask "Are you in yet" at that price

Bend over an grab your ankles an ask "Are you in yet" at that price




:):):):o:o:o:thumbsup:

Bend over an grab your ankles an ask "Are you in yet" at that price

At that price, you should know when it's in :freak:

$15.00 for 4 is < 1 for $20.00. I will just be patient. I don't have to play with flea bay either. David

a little late on the bandwagon... but I just ordered a couple of these Chassis to use with an old tyco track that I just acquired. The cars that came with it are pretty trashed...missing parts etc....:rolleyes: and the tires crumbled!

hope they arrive soon!!!!

a little late on the bandwagon... but I just ordered a couple of these Chassis to use with an old tyco track that I just acquired. The cars that came with it are pretty trashed...missing parts etc....:rolleyes: and the tires crumbled!

hope they arrive soon!!!!

Hey have fun with these new Tyco cars and welcome to HT.

Bob...your fun is just starting...zilla

These Mattel chassis are still one of, if not the best, deals going in our hobby.

Got the chassis about 3-4 days after I ordered!!! had to modify some fenders on a couple of vette bodies to make em fit without rubbing the tires... and been racing them... but I do not really like the tires... I want to find some of the sponge rubber tires. what about the silicon tires? anyone try those?

Got to Frank the Racer and get some Super Tires for the Tyco 440x2 and you will be all set. Check to make sure the axle is not bent and the hubs are round. Check the front axles, tires, and hugs also.

Gary
AKA LeeRoy98
www.marioncountyraceway.com

$4.00 car with ship
Stock P3 axle set (complete front & rear axles 1 set) $5.00
get some magnets from Goodwrench88
quite the car for way under $20.00

So you can get a whole chassis for $2.98 or one pickup shoe for $1.98? I'm confused! Do you get one shoe or a couple dozen at that price?