Vintage buggies. Anyone still running one!

[ThumbSkull]

I have a Kyosho Vanning and a TT Silver Fox that still run. Working on updating them to Spektrum. The radio boxes are huge!

Anyone else?

[ricmar60]

I have a Tamiya Porche 936 (circa 1980), but it needs wheels to run and I can't find anything that will work so far.

[YNOT]

I gotta Frog, with a Cobolt motor, however I do not dare run it.

Still got some cheater 12V packs that looked like 7.2 :D

[Kmot]

I have a Kyosho 1/10 Wildcat that I bought new and built in 1984 I think. It is in pieces, waiting to be restored.

I have a Thunder Tiger 1/8 scale Challenger. Built around the same time I think. It has not been driven in years, but it is together and could be made to run. However, I also plan to restore that one.

http://www.fototime.com/459EE97EC57CC84/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/6798CBC85DA7B09/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/B6E865C14504775/standard.jpg

[motomadd]

i have an old Marui Big Bear monster truck that i still mess with a couple times a year..... the body is totally wrecked and the top part of the cab is missing , but everything else is original and it still even has the stock mechanical speed controller,lol

i'll maybe snap some shots soon and post them up

moto

[LightningRacer]

I have an old Tamiya The Hornet. Still works great, but it REALLY needs upgraded.

[motomadd]

sweet, back in the day i had a Tamiya grasshopper, almost a twin to the hornet...... man the fun i had with that thing,lol

moto

[batang]

i loved to own those buggies although they are all not running, me and my brother try to run those buggies but the problem is lack of parts here in the Philippines, were planning to restore it!:)

[ThumbSkull]

Nice collection. Parts are hard to get here as well. Have had to make a few.

[Kmot]

Yep, parts are an issue worldwide. I needed a spur gear for the transmission on the Challenger and I found one in Australia.

[markv]

I still have a fully functioning Team Associated RC/10 from the early 80's with a 1st generation Novak electronic speed controller that did not support reverse, the original brushed motor that came with the car, and the original 6 cell 1200 mAH battery packs still work. I do not have pictures because the car is at my parents place in some closet in another state. The car saw some racing on a dirt oval track at the local hobby shop back in the day, but has mostly sat on a shelf for about 20 years. Kin of miss the old Tamiya Sand Rover though that car dies a painful death when a neighbor kid ran over it on a bicycle.

[motomadd]

well here is the Marui Big Bear i was talking about above.... sure i know it's in rough shape but a little polish and a new body and it will look like it did 20+ years ago

pop a pack in and away it goes,lol
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http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l43/motomadd/RC%20pics/P3060049.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l43/motomadd/RC%20pics/P3060050.jpg

moto

[davidnsons]

I have a Kyosho infernoDX. The engine still has compression, just a bad bearing. All the running gear is still in great shape & working. There isn't any electronics on it, if anyone is interested. I also have a LOSI XXT that has never even been completly built .
These two cars I bought from a gent when I was in Ariz. They were supposed to be for my 4 boy to learn with but was strongly advised not to do that.

[rvpopham]

I like this thread, I really enjoy looking at the older rc cars. I started doing rc back in 1986, my first car was a Tamiya Striker buggy. I still have several Tamiya cars but my favorite is my original Hotshot 2, that car has provided endless fun for me. To all the guy's that posted photo's thanks for sharing, I hope this thread stays active. rvpopham

[davidnsons]

How do you get the pics on your postings? I keep getting amessage about URL what is URL?

[slightly_custom]

i have a kyosho turbo burns that my buddy sold and it switched hands a few times and ended back with me ive had it far about 3 and a half years and ive been looking for parts the entire time when i first got it i did to it what i do to any vehicle that i get used i took it all apart every ecrew was taken off and everything was cleaned and in the process of that i found that the front drive gear had about a total of 4 teeth missing off of it they had been broken clean off if you know of any where i could get replacement parts for it if you could help me out in any way it would make me verry happy here is a picture of my buggie

[cvoyles]

I'm starting to mess with a Traxxas Bullet that a friend gave me about three weeks ago. It had no body but I have access to an old rustler body that I fitted with no trouble by making the front mount for it. Next thing I'm going to do is widen the stance abit using the rustler control arms and things without cutting the chassis any and box up the old parts to save for later when I decide to put it back to stock...


Chris

[gpellis1]

YES I STILL DRIVE MY VERY FIRST HOBBY GRADE RC. ITS THE MADBULL FROM TAMIYA. NOT MADE ANY MORE SO YEAH IM CALLING IT VINTAGE.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/72/l_2c852864a6bd4156a8ee669e3d47ea9c.jpg
JUST TO SHOW OFF ANTHER BUGGY I HAVE. I BOUGHT THE RE RELEASED TAMIYA SUPER FIGHTER G. I LOVE THIS 2WD BADASS!
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/86/l_fc76c23c2a754c68a9c2a81803a08101.jpg

[motomadd]

WOAH! TURN THE CAPS OFF DUDE!!,LOL
but seriously, nice vintage rides...i have seen the re-release of the old favorites and i'm tempted to re-live my childhood too

well X-mas has to come sooner or later and surely the wife wouldn't turn down a X-mas request would she?,lol

my neighbor had a Mad Bull waaaayyy back in the day.......man that sparks some cool memories

moto

[cvoyles]

Well I managed to get the old Traxxas Bullet converted over to rustler suspension and body and it looks good. But while I was out today messing with it I had an idea....:) I had a Eflite six series 2000kv brushless motor just begging to go on this old car and a esc out of one of my planes to go with it...:D Man talk about waking something up, that motor with a 14 tooth pinion and the stock factory gearing on a 3s lipo had the car pulling the front wheels off the ground and not setting them down until I let of the throttle!!!!:eek: All I can hope for now is that that strong of a motor doesn't cause something to break like the output shafts from the tranny... I think I'm going to put a 23 tooth pinion on it and see what kind of speed I can get out of it...

Chris

[gpellis1]

ok guys these are some cool rides. but im going to top my madbull and super fighter g. this is the crusher by a company called royal. this company went out of bussiness back in the 80's. i have the raideo that comes with this beast. these are a couple pics i have taken to show you guys. this truck is not running as of now. we drove this truck 2 weeks ago. and decided to restore it. so here is what we have to work with.

this is a 1/10 scale monster truck. it has 4 wheel steer like a clod. but we have the back steering locked out cause of a broken part we cant replace. but the part search is on going. if any or you know any thing about these rare trucks please lets us here at OPEN CLASS RC (OCR) know. thanks alot and enjoy the pics!!!!!

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/67/l_86bc49f26a874ce39d912367c0f05b02.jpg
with the body
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/l_7b0976d04da64714802fb78c47f8dafb.jpg
without the body
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/79/l_fd0ae6fb37f14ad686fd20e1e5fe1275.jpg
instruction manual

[nitrorcman]

I have an old fx10 that run's great