Slot cars
Watching a little electric-powered car race around a track may sound boring, but it certainly wasn’t for ’60s kids. The era was hit with the slot car craze early on. Children of the ’60s will recall the Aurora Thunderjet 500, which was the best-selling slot car of the decade. Tens of millions of Aurora Thunderjets were scattered all around the nation. It wasn’t just kids who were playing with them. Many American hobbyists took an interest in slot cars, too.