Scalextric collection sells for £99,000
A Scalextric collection has sold at auction for £99,000 - twice what it was expected to raise.
But before you get excited that the old Scalextric in your attic could be worth a fortune ... this seller had over 1,000 cars and two-and-a-half miles of track.
His collection - the world's largest - was slowly amassed over the last 50 years with the owner buying his first car and track in 1957, the year the brand was released.
Highlights included a sought after Bugatti which sold for thousands.
Auctioneer Chris Large said they were surprised by the number, and keenness of the bidders "The interest was astonishing," he said.
The owner, a businessman from the North-west who now lives in Asia wanted to remain anonymous.
"I believe this personal collection, a hobby which has given me an immense amount of pleasure, will be a vital part of the Scalextric history," he said.
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