Fortunately I found a small trove of stock IDEAL TCR cars that are "Unmolested" by my dremelation & re-mounting!They are double's of what I have but they are good for illustration purposes.
One thing that is different from TYCO TCR slotless is that the Jam ,"A" & "B" cars are on the same wheel base so any given body can be either of the three categories.For example the #44 Blue Pantera Is on a Jam chassis & the sv/bk/yl #55 Pantera can be an "A" or "B" car interchangeably.On the TYCO TCR only long wheelbase bodies can be used on the Jam car as their A & B cars are all short wheelbase.
IDEAL TCR came in three series succeeding each other,Mark 1,Mark 2 & Mark 3.
All Jam cars have three p/u shoes & can go in either direction.The front wheels are fixed so the car always bears right.Only the L/R wheel has drive power while the R/R freewheels.
The Mark 1 cars are in the top row.They are screw-on only & use short p/u shoe's.Unlike TYCO's TCR system the pickup shoes are the same for the Jam & A/B cars.This is the same for the Mark 2 & 3 as well.The A/B cars have a front axle that can "steer" from right to left.The Mark 1 cars came out in A.D. 1977 .On car "A" one p/u shoe is on the center of the chassis while on the "B" cars the p/u shoes are on either side.On the TYCO TCR I think it is the opposite.IDEAL cars cannot be used on TYCO TCR track.
On the Mark 2 ( lower row)all the the chassis can now use both either snap-on bodies or the old screw-on bodies .The front asxle is now fixed & does not steer.All chassis's use larger p/u shoes.
Both Mark 1 & 2 cars steered through the rear wheels.When you wanted to steer right the gearing transferred power to the Left rear wheel when the motor reversed direction & vice-versa.The cars alwys moved foreward regardles of whether the motor ran clockwise or counter clockwise.
The Mark 3 (Lower row at extreme right)went to a system more in line with TYCO with the front wheels steering & traction power applied to both rear wheels.They used Pontiac Firebird & Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Bodies & the previous bodies that could snap-on only.
Enclosed are pic's of the respective chassis's & the stock cars.Most of the cars shown are now mounted on TYCO 440-X2 wide using my mounting system in the customising section of hobbytalk.The Blue Dodge truck is on a TYCO chassis (
looks great!) & the yl/bk checkered roof Dodge truck is stock.Same is for the Jeep's.Also shown are the Dodge Magnum's,Chevy Malibu Laguna's, Can-Am & Indy cars that IDEAL TCR made.They also did Ford Vans ,Triumph TR-7's & other bodiesbut that is for another post.
Any corrections appreciated.
Regards, Neal :dude:
One thing that is different from TYCO TCR slotless is that the Jam ,"A" & "B" cars are on the same wheel base so any given body can be either of the three categories.For example the #44 Blue Pantera Is on a Jam chassis & the sv/bk/yl #55 Pantera can be an "A" or "B" car interchangeably.On the TYCO TCR only long wheelbase bodies can be used on the Jam car as their A & B cars are all short wheelbase.
IDEAL TCR came in three series succeeding each other,Mark 1,Mark 2 & Mark 3.
All Jam cars have three p/u shoes & can go in either direction.The front wheels are fixed so the car always bears right.Only the L/R wheel has drive power while the R/R freewheels.
The Mark 1 cars are in the top row.They are screw-on only & use short p/u shoe's.Unlike TYCO's TCR system the pickup shoes are the same for the Jam & A/B cars.This is the same for the Mark 2 & 3 as well.The A/B cars have a front axle that can "steer" from right to left.The Mark 1 cars came out in A.D. 1977 .On car "A" one p/u shoe is on the center of the chassis while on the "B" cars the p/u shoes are on either side.On the TYCO TCR I think it is the opposite.IDEAL cars cannot be used on TYCO TCR track.
On the Mark 2 ( lower row)all the the chassis can now use both either snap-on bodies or the old screw-on bodies .The front asxle is now fixed & does not steer.All chassis's use larger p/u shoes.
Both Mark 1 & 2 cars steered through the rear wheels.When you wanted to steer right the gearing transferred power to the Left rear wheel when the motor reversed direction & vice-versa.The cars alwys moved foreward regardles of whether the motor ran clockwise or counter clockwise.
The Mark 3 (Lower row at extreme right)went to a system more in line with TYCO with the front wheels steering & traction power applied to both rear wheels.They used Pontiac Firebird & Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Bodies & the previous bodies that could snap-on only.
Enclosed are pic's of the respective chassis's & the stock cars.Most of the cars shown are now mounted on TYCO 440-X2 wide using my mounting system in the customising section of hobbytalk.The Blue Dodge truck is on a TYCO chassis (
looks great!) & the yl/bk checkered roof Dodge truck is stock.Same is for the Jeep's.Also shown are the Dodge Magnum's,Chevy Malibu Laguna's, Can-Am & Indy cars that IDEAL TCR made.They also did Ford Vans ,Triumph TR-7's & other bodiesbut that is for another post.Any corrections appreciated.
Regards, Neal :dude:
