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Photo Finish

Photo Finish or The Photo Finish Race Set is a trackset that came out in 1979. The track set consisted of two launchers to which the cars would speed through a straight track, both go through a loop, and at the end of the loop race to the end were they where capture in a "photo finish". The device on the end had a mechanism that dropped the clear plastic piece once a car activated it, causing the car/s to get stuck in place like a photograph. This is extremely helpful between two cars to figure out who crossed the…

Track SetsPlaysets
Debut year1979
Debut seriesReference catalog
Produced years1979?
DesignerNot listed
Collector no.1898
Reference statusOpen catalog page
Dscn4301a
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The production window shown here is 1979?. Use the Description, Car(s) included notes to confirm the casting before you price it.

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