Vintage R/C cars

[2.slowduo]

Thanks to the info another forum member gave me. It turns out my very old silver 911 with the aluminum chassis
Is the first rc car tamiya ever produced circa 1976. And if it was in perfect shape it would be worth close to 2 grand
It is very far from perfect. But it seems it deserves the respect of a restoration

Now I have one more project

[crazy81]

How about a brand new in the box Kyosho Big Boss? I'll snap a picture of it when I get a chance...

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[BigGuyJT]

Originally Posted by JavelinSST390

Yeah, that was the deal with the Jugg 1. That's why the Jugg 2 even exists, is because Tamiya had to re-design the axle housings and gears because the top set of gears in the axle would blow, sometimes within the first 5 minutes of running. There used to be a retrofit kit available from tamiya to convert to the Jugg 2 parts, but they were 80 bucks and I don't think they're available anymore.

Thats a bummer. I guess she will just stay a shelf queen then....

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by 2.slowduo

Thanks to the info another forum member gave me. It turns out my very old silver 911 with the aluminum chassis
Is the first rc car tamiya ever produced circa 1976. And if it was in perfect shape it would be worth close to 2 grand
It is very far from perfect. But it seems it deserves the respect of a restoration

Now I have one more project

That's cool. I knew it was early but I didn't know it was the first. Hope you can find the parts to fix it up right. Here's a picture for some motivation.

[romulus22]

Just finished converting my RC10T to gas power like they would have done before there were kits available. No parts used from the RC10GT just a few home made pieces and some thinking.

[Lobonyc]

AWESOME MAN!!!

Wish you were making these back in the days! you would have been the man of the hour!

The direct connect between the motor and spur gear is sweet as early conversions kits such as Moody 's were using belts and pulleys (much harder to gear for different tracks)

your design is well executed.

will pour a little Baileys Irish Cream in my coffee for ya!

[BADASSPONY]

Heres my almost 20 year old minty fresh Team Losi LX-T I just got from a buddy. It was only driven for motor break-in in his his driveway and it sat on a shelf ever since. I did put a battery in it and everything still works like a champ!!! Now it will be cleaned and sat on a stand on a shelf for probably another 20 years.



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[paleblue46]

Javelin, nice box of goodies , theres a couple of parts in there I could use .

[paleblue46]

I just added another one to my collection and a cool body for one of the RC-10's heres the pics
This one I picked up for parts


heres the body older style EDM
front

top

bottom section

I will be trimming out the body for the RC-10 and maybe painting it like 1 of the older mods from around here

[romulus22]

nice score. I just added another Inferno 10 to my collection. This makes number 3 for me

I'm gathering them up as I love them and they are cheap cause no one knows what they are and no one wants them.

[paleblue46]

Got some new to me old wheels today . Anybody know what they are or who made them. they are for a 2 wd and are aluminum and directional



I thought they look good on the Pumpkin or Blitzer Beetle

[K_B]

I bet they're made by company called "See's".

[LoneRanger]

If anyone ever runs across a company called "Panda" they made a stadium truck in the mid to late 80's? that was my first rc car I would LOVE to have one again.


L.R.

[imthatguy]

Here's my all-original Monster Beetle. Can't bring myself to drive it.


Edit: I had a Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid when I was 18 and I remember giving it to a coworker for his kids. Never saw it again, wish I still had it.

[paleblue46]

Sweet looking beetle

[romulus22]

Originally Posted by LoneRanger

If anyone ever runs across a company called "Panda" they made a stadium truck in the mid to late 80's? that was my first rc car I would LOVE to have one again.


L.R.

I see them every so often. I wanted one as a kid and have thought about adding one to my collection but I have too many other priority wants. If I see one I'll give you a heads up.

[klabeaume]

Originally Posted by paleblue46

Got some new to me old wheels today . Anybody know what they are or who made them. they are for a 2 wd and are aluminum and directional


I thought they look good on the Pumpkin or Blitzer Beetle

I think they are jps razor wheels I have a set for an old rc10gt too

although a google image search for see's wheels shows some similar wheels too so maybe they are see's

[cartronicshn]

a few of mine, i am still looking for my old kyosho ultima, i loved that car

[cartronicshn]

oh yeah, i forgot a couple of og blackfoots i have laying around

[paleblue46]

Originally Posted by klabeaume

I think they are jps razor wheels I have a set for an old rc10gt too

although a google image search for see's wheels shows some similar wheels too so maybe they are see's

I thought they were JPS but when I found a good pic of the JPS Razors they are close but didnt match . Thanks for this pic though