Abstract: A toy vehicle and a track for the toy vehicle are designed to allow the toy vehicle to switch from one guide groove in the track to another based on a switching command. The track includes a fork in the guide groove, and a switch arm is pivotally mounted on the track at the fork. The toy vehicle includes a guide follower that extends into the guide groove of the track to guide the vehicle along the track. The guide follower includes a retractable switching member that can be selectively extended downwards into the guide groove. When the switching member is in a retracted position, the switch arm on the track remains in a first position so that the vehicle is guided along a first branch of the fork. When the switching member is extended downwards, it interacts with a cam profile on the switch arm to cause the switch arm to move to a second position. When the switch arm is in the second position, the vehicle is guided along a second branch of the fork.

Abstract: A toy vehicle is provided with a main frame which is tiltably mounted on a plate which, at an end thereof opposite the pivot mount is provided with a pair of mutually orthogonally located bushings one of which accommodates a vertical pivot shaft to which is connected a guide plate or fin; the vehicle is adapted to ride on tracks whereby the fin will serve to guide the vehicle and where the bushings will permit rotation of the frame about a vertical axis as well as turning of the vehicle to follow the contour of a track.