Luiz Claudio Valdetaro's Slot car collection of brand 'Estrela'

Manufacturer from Brazil

A very large manufacturer, Estrela produced numerous sets and cars since the 60's to today. Both of it's own design and licensing from several diferent manufacturers, like Gilbert, Scalextric, AMT, Strombecker, Revell, Cox, Russkit, Monogram, Garvic and Carrera. Their first set in the early 60's was licensed from Gilbert, and Hence, called "Auto-Rama" set. That set was so popular, that up to today the slot car hobby is called "Auto-rama", in Brazil. Estrela manufactured from the early 60's up to today. Due to the dictatorship installed in Brazil by then, imports of non-essenial goods was forbidden. Estrela, then the worlds second largest manufacturer of toys (Unknown to most) decided to license slot cars molds and patents, from just about everybody. They licensed from Gilbert, Cox, Monogram, Scalextric, AMT, Strombecker, Russkit, Garvic, and many many more. They licensed both the technology (Gears, chassis, pickup flags and such) and the body moulds. They purchased motors from a Brazilian company called Oxford, which designed their own motors: A 5-pole open motor, a 16D and a 36d, used in some 1/24 cars. They also designed chassis, and sometimes mixed with the licensed designs. The COX ISO-FULCRUM and the original Gilbert were the only chassis that Estrela licensed something. All other estrela's 1/32 scale chassis were of their own design. The Jaguar D and Ferrari 156 were licensed from Scalextric, their Chaparral 2, Lotus 38, Ford J were licensed from Strombecker. The FOrd GT was licensed from Cox, and the Mustang was licensed from AMT. All other ones were Estrela's own designs. In the 70's they produced cars of their own design, mostly 1/25 scale f1's. They were (I THINK) the only ones to make 1/32 injection molded lola t70 coupes, and Porsche 908-1.

If a car has mixed makers (chassis and body from diferent manufacturers), it will be listed as 'chassis-maker/body-maker'.

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Last updated on March 25, 2002
DescriptionChassis/BodyScaleCatalogColorCondition
1965 Chaparral 2(Estrela)1/243334WhiteC9
1988 McLaren F1(Estrela)1/25?White/RedC9
1988 Lotus-Honda(Estrela)1/25?YellowC9
1988 Ferrari F1(Estrela)1/25?RedC9
1986 Lotus-Renault F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.48BlackC9
1981 Ligier F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.42BlueC9/C8
1981 Ferrari F1(Estrela)1/25?RedC6
1981 Brabham F1(Estrela)1/25?WhiteC9
1975 Ferrari 312 T F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.38RedC9
1975 Copersucar-Fittipaldi F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.36YellowC9
1974 McLaren M23 F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.35White/RedC9
1974 Copersucar Fittipaldi F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.26GrayC9
1972 Tyrell 003 F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.32BlueC9/C9
1972 Lotus 72D F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.39BlackC9
1972 Brabham BT-41 F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.40WhiteC9
1971 Lotus 72D F1(Estrela)1/2524.22.39RedC8
1969 Puma - IFC(Estrela)1/32?BlueC9
1968 Andorinha - IFC(Estrela)1/3295507PurpleC7
1967 Lola T70 Coupe Mk 3B - IFC(Estrela)1/32?RedC8
1967 Lola T70 Coupe Mk 3B - IFC(Estrela)1/32?BlueC9
1967 Alfa 33 - IFC(Estrela)1/32?BlueC9
1966 Porsche 908 - IFC(Estrela)1/32?BlueC8
1966 Ford J - IFC Late Issue(Estrela)1/3295506RedC9
1966 Ford J - IFC(Estrela)1/3295506BlueC9
1966 Ford J - IFC(Estrela)1/3295506WhiteC8
1966 Ford J - IFC(Estrela)1/3295506YellowC9 Reproduction
1965 Mustang GT 350(Estrela)1/323294RedC7
1965 Lotus 38(Estrela)1/323301GreenC9
1965 Ford GT40 - IFC(Estrela)1/3295502Blue/WhiteC9
1965 Ford GT40(Estrela)1/323295RedC7
1965 Ford GT40(Estrela)1/323295White/BlueC8
1964 Willys Berlineta Interlagos(Estrela)1/323293BlueC8
1964 Cheetah(Estrela)1/3295503BlackC8 Reproduction
1964 Cheetah(Estrela)1/323299WhiteC8
1964 Chaparral 2 - IFC(Estrela)1/3295504WhiteC8
1962 Formula Jr(Gilbert/Estrela)1/32?YellowC9
1962 Formula Jr(Gilbert/Estrela)1/32?GreenC7
1962 Corvette Roadster(Estrela)1/329300YellowC9/C8
1962 Corvette Roadster(Estrela)1/329300BlueC6
1962 Corvette Roadster(Gilbert/Estrela)1/329300RedC6
1961 Ferrari 156 F1 "Sharknose"(Estrela)1/323290YellowC8
1955 Jaguar type D(Estrela)1/323291YellowC8
1969 Karman Ghia(HO) or smaller(Atlas/Estrela)1/889-25-06RedC10
1966 Ford J(HO) or smaller(Lionel/Estrela)1/8890505BlueC9
1964 Simca Chambord(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/883142BlueC8
1963 VW Bug(HO) or smaller(Atlas/Estrela)1/8890501BlueC7
1963 VW Bug(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/883140RedC9
1963 VW Bug(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/8890501RedC6
1963 Renault Gordini(HO) or smaller(Aurora/Estrela)1/883141WhiteC6
1963 Renault Gordini(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/883141WhiteC9
1963 Renault Gordini(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/883141BlueC9
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/8890504RedC9
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO(HO) or smaller(Estrela)1/8890504WhiteC9

Total of brand 'Estrela': 46 factory cars, 53 total.

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