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Inline (slot car)
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In the model car
hobby, an inline car is a type of slot car
or other motorized model car in which the motor shaft runs lengthwise down the chassis, perpendicular to the driven axle (usually the rear). Power is transmitted through a pinion to a crown gear on the axle, or through bevel gears.
The word also refers to the longitudinally-mounted motor or the motor arrangement of such a car.
Of the main motor arrangements for slot cars, the inline is the most common type.
Schematic diagrams of common chassis layouts. The vertical-shaft Pancake motor is seen end-on, with the shaft pointing toward the reader.
The inline motor has been powering cars since the earliest days of the slot car hobby, when individual craftsmen in the mid-1950s were installing small model railroad motors into converted static models or handbuilt bodies to race on the first club tracks. In 1957, Scalextric, one the first two commercial lines of modern-style slot cars and track, used inline engines to power its pioneering cars.
Model car
A model car or toy car is a miniature representation of an automobile. Other miniature motor vehicles, such as trucks, buses, or even ATVs, etc. are often included in the general category of model cars...
hobby, an inline car is a type of slot car
Slot car
A slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
or other motorized model car in which the motor shaft runs lengthwise down the chassis, perpendicular to the driven axle (usually the rear). Power is transmitted through a pinion to a crown gear on the axle, or through bevel gears.
The word also refers to the longitudinally-mounted motor or the motor arrangement of such a car.
Of the main motor arrangements for slot cars, the inline is the most common type.
The inline motor has been powering cars since the earliest days of the slot car hobby, when individual craftsmen in the mid-1950s were installing small model railroad motors into converted static models or handbuilt bodies to race on the first club tracks. In 1957, Scalextric, one the first two commercial lines of modern-style slot cars and track, used inline engines to power its pioneering cars.
See also
- SidewinderSidewinder (slot car)Sidewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle , and power is transmitted through spur gears or, sometimes, a belt, friction or even by direct drive...
- Transverse-motored slot car - AnglewinderAnglewinderAnglewinder is a type of slot car or motorized model car in which the motor shaft runs at an angle to the driven axle and drives it through a bevel or other angled gear arrangement. It is a development of the sidewinder, or transverse motor, in which the motor shaft is parallel to the driven axle...
- Angle-motored slot car - PancakePancake (slot car)The pancake motor, as used in slot cars, is a type of electric motor, which has a flat commutator and vertical shaft. It was a feature of the highly successful Aurora HO slot cars of the 1960s and 1970s. The motor was not a separate unit; instead, its individual elements - magnets, armature,...
- Vertical-motored slot car - Slot carSlot carA slot car is a powered miniature auto or other vehicle that is guided by a groove or slot in the track on which it runs. A pin or blade extends from the bottom of the car into the slot...
- Technical information and history of the hobby - :de:Modellauto-Rennsport - German language Wiki slot car page
- Slot car racing - The competitive hobby, organizations, etc.