Reminiscing of xmas as a kid

[Too Many Projects]

I got an Aurora set around 1960-62 also. I remember the brushes on the car were woven wire and wore out very quickly. The next cars had metal skis that wore thru almost as fast. The controllers were square with a steering wheel to use for the speed. I wore the windings off the resistor on one of them and it didn't work anymore. When I moved out, the set got relegated to an outside shed and, eventually, rusted away and the tracks got very brittle and broke.