What is a SRB Taipan???

[tiger1]

I heard of this SRB Taipan buggy.

My understanding is SRB modified. Why is it called Taipan?

How do we define a Taipan buggy???

[backlash]

The Taipan was an RC car made by Pitstop RC cars and accessories in Sydney Australia that was based on the Tamiya SRB platform incorporating many aftermarket parts from CRP, MIP and RCH..

I understand that the gear case of these cars had "Taipan" engraved into them, although I have never seen one myself....

Some info and ads posted here on Tamiyaclub.

http://tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=188

http://tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=191

http://tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=190

http://tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=189

[tamiyadan]

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[hugger19]

is that $750 us dollars

[tiger1]

750 in the 80s...., may be many consider that price tag a rip off?? .... do we have a buggy in 21st century at that price?

[tiger1]

Thanks for the answers

[shodog]

$750 in 80's dollars was pricey but by the time you ordered all those parts and spent countless hours building and refining the chassis, you would have probably spent more than that.

[hugger19]

so thats why u never see em. who the hell had that kinda money to spend back than, even today thats a lot!!

[GoMachV]

What do you think made the rc10 so popular? Not having to buy a kit, and continually modify it with the flavors of the week! It wasn't uncommon to spend crazy amounts to keep up

[tamiyadan]

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[rroodd]

I know it's an old thread, but here's my old Taipan I owned a few years back

[shodog]

That taipan looks killer

[1300GT]

Very nice piece of RC history there.