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MRC MRX Buggy

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Anyone got any info, I was considering if it stays cheap
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Re: MRC MRX Buggy

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yes - mid motor french car (MRC) loosely based on the Kyosho ultima/optima suspension geometry. Was somewhat competitive in the hands of top drivers but always suffered reliability issues... Was then superseeded by the Santana which had 2x3 chassis but same underpinnings.

Nice for Frenchies... curious a Brit is even thinking about buying one :mrgreen:

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http://www.retromodelisme.com/home.html?q=mrx

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Interesting car...the gearboxes as plastic-between-metal-plates sandwiches is reminiscent of the Mugen Bulldog.
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Re: MRC MRX Buggy

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My love affair with all things Thunder King means a permenant search for MRC threw it up at 99p start bid and in the UK :mrgreen:
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there was a 2wd and 4wd version, that looks to be a 2wd :cry:
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Just in case... the MRC you're so in love with has nothing to do with that MRC... this one is Model Racing Cars, it's French, and it's one of the oldest RC companies still in the business, it dates back to the early 80's and started with mostly metal-made, entry-level 8th offroad cars that flooded the market back then...

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lotsa more on the uber-reference page here:

http://www.rcmagvintage.com/reviews/retro/voitures/tt/musee/mrc/mrc.htm

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Re: MRC MRX Buggy

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The last one is trailing arms with internal belts for the drive, exactly the same as the Garbo frog jeep I had
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Lonestar wrote:Just in case... the MRC you're so in love with has nothing to do with that MRC... this one is Model Racing Cars, it's French, and it's one of the oldest RC companies still in the business, it dates back to the early 80's and started with mostly metal-made, entry-level 8th offroad cars that flooded the market back then...

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purpletimbo wrote:The last one is trailing arms with internal belts for the drive, exactly the same as the Garbo frog jeep I had
yep trailing arms with enclosed tranny was kinda one of the standards bitd :)

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Re: MRC MRX Buggy

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http://www.rcmagvintage.com/reviews/retro/voitures/tt/musee/garbo/garbo.htm
Top Jeep was mine boxed and a spare shell, I think a USA guy bought the shell to do a repro, sad it went but hey never ran it didn't dare
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