Thanks to our newest friend and member,
Erikemil, here are some more pictures and information on the e(xc)lusive Danish
pioneer slot car brand Elmodan, that appeared on the Scandinavian market for a brief period of time in the switch between
the 1950s and 1960s.
The hobby firm Dansk Modelflyve Industri (DMI) offered the track system Elmodan El-Race in the late fifties
and early sixties. The color of the 139 mm wide track is light grey. The controllers were made from bakelite and has round
steering wheels to regulate the power. The cars were in 1/32 scale, with a metal body of diecast Lego origin and equipped
with metal rims and steering front wheels. The cars had a Microperm motor of German design.
The company name was a compound of the forename of the founder
Elmo Nielsen and his home country name Denmark
in native tongue,
Danmark, hence
ElmoDan.
Elmo Nielsen's firm was also an early business affiliate with another fledgling Danish toy company in the 1950's by
the name of Lego. Lego was then a diversified company, built not yet only on production of plastic building bricks,
but also on a broad range of wooden toys and die-cast metal cars. Two lines of die-cast model cars were produced, one in
HO scale (1/87) and on in scale 1/32.
When the idea of a domestic Danish slot car brand was born in the head of Elmo Nielsen, it was also a natural thing
to ask for a cooperation with Lego to produce the bodies for the cars.
And so the Elmodan brand track system & cars was born.
A rare set of Elmodan El-race from the late 1950s, with metal cars, plastic track and steering wheel controllers made from bakelite.
Three different tastes of cars with Lego origin. Top to bottom:
Elmodan 1/32 VW slot car, Static VW 1/32 die-cast, Static VW 1/87 die-cast.
Same bodywork, different underpinnings. Elmodan Slot car (top) and Lego die-cast (bottom)
A picture spread from a period toy catalog with an Elmodan track in the center.