The origins of HO scale slot car racing
can be traced to England, where in the late 1950's the English inventor, Derek
Brand first developed a small motorized car to be used with model railroads.
These early cars were designed for use with the popular English model
railroading 'OO' gauge, or 1:76 scale. The 'OO' scale was slightly larger than
the popular American 'HO' gauge which was 1:87 scale. A 2-lane track system was
also designed for these early model cars to run on. The first track system was
marketed in England by Playcraft under the brand name Electric Highways Model
Motoring.
With thanks to www.playcraftrailways.com
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