Help identifying this RC car

[alangtt]

Hi all, after a house move I've come across this in the loft. Vaguely remember putting it up there but no Idea what it is. And pointers to get it up and running again. There's a set of old battery's so a pointer for what type it needs and also a receiver and anything else you can think of.

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[anonymous-user]

Looks like a Tamia Hornet to me.

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wormus said:

Looks like a Tamia Hornet to me.

Quick Google search looks different to a hornet.

[nellyleelephant]

It doesn't resemble any Tamiya I know of.

Are there no manufacturers markings in the mouldings anywhere?

[wjb]

Looks like a DT02 or DN01 or similar/clone.

Is it Tamiya? Should be a model number on the chassis you can put into Google.

Edit: could be something like an Ansmann Mad Rat

Edited by wjb on Saturday 19th May 09:42

[generationx]

Definitely not a Tamiya - but the motor is a Parma something. Maybe a low-end Associated?

[davebem]

Traxxas Bandit? Has it got TRX on the front skid plate?

[wjb]

generationx said:

Definitely not a Tamiya - but the motor is a Parma something. Maybe a low-end Associated?

Yep, it's s parma cyclone, popular stock motor in the early 90's, had a few myself.

[jrb43]

Hmm, I used to have a perfect memory for irrelevant stuff like this.

The plastic sliding rear driveshafts make it Schumacher, Losi or Traxxas. It's not a Schumacher because they all had hex screws holding the wheels on, fibreglass or aluminium chassis and nowhere near as much plastic as that.

It's not a Losi - it's too over-engineered.

Thus, it's a Traxxas. Now my memory fades, but it's something like this: the 1995 bandit

http://www.rcscrapyard.net/traxxas-bandit.htm

[ferrisbueller]

Agree with above, driveshafts suggest Traxxas, Losi or Schumacher. It's low to mid range, given the shocks, suspension mouldings and adjustability. From memory the TRX1 had white chassis, wishbones and shock mounts.

This is a Bandit
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This is from a vintage RC forum and is labelled as a 95 Bandit.

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[alangtt]

Thanks for your help everyone, now I know what it is the next step is to get it road legal.
Looks pretty old tech, Is there some sort of new tech (motor/batteries etc) I should be fitting.

[ferrisbueller]

I think it depends what you would like to do with it. I use period stuff if I run my old cars.

I think you'd need to be cautious with new motors, batteries etc because you could just tear the transmission apart. Also, parts of the buggy may need refershing (bearings etc) and some parts may no longer be available, or not easily, meaning the risk of having an incomplete buggy when you inevitably crash. These old cars can fetch strong money but I'm not familiar enough with the market to value this.

Given the cost and performance of new RTR buggies (new or second hand) I'd be tempted to buy a new one and preserve the old one.

If you do want to run it I'd pick something very tame to stress it as lightly as possible.