Might be the coolest vintage video ever!

[Basher67]

This video was so cool, I had to pass it along. Probably posted around here before. The music is so 70's and what do you call that gear shift transmitter and where do I get one? too freakin' cool--- I had to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MkiGef61eg

[Lowgear]

I've watched that video numerous times in the past. You don't get much better than that classic. The piece on the transmitter is called a shift gate. I don't know if it came with the kit or you could by it separately. These days you can get them off eBay. They aid in driving the different Tamiya's that have shiftable transmissions like the Semis for example.

[Basher67]

Did I hear wrong or did the guy say a 4000 mah battery? I don't remember getting packs that high until the nimh days. What gives?

[Incredible_Serious]

Did I hear wrong or did the guy say a 4000 mah battery? I don't remember getting packs that high until the nimh days. What gives?

Yeah, the old 3-speeds had a whopper of a pack as an option, a 6v 4000mAh NiCd pack that weighed about 3.5t (maybe not)..... was quite a large piece. Google Tamiya 5512 and you'll find pictures.

True story, I had a D-cell NiCd saddle pack for years that was an aftermarket replacement.... never used it.

Alex

[Bakauata]

Yeah, amazing video! That Tamiya Hilux was, by far, my most desired RC car when I was kid. Way ahead of its time compared to other off-the-shelf offerings. It’s incredible the whole scale crawler business took over 30 years to catch on. Maybe the price had something to do with it.

[matt1ptkn]

Love it! That's the kind of "bashing" I'm interested in. But everyone else always wants to go "fast".

[KidAgain]

So true to scale for the era by just looking at the suspension travel or lack of..................................................

[Bakauata]

So true to scale for the era by just looking at the suspension travel or lack of..................................................

That suspension is probably true to scale too. I recon a life size stock Hilux would bounce down that slope just like the Tamiya. My dad has a 90s Hilux and its suspensión is rock hard. Not to mention the thing is indestructible. It’s done farming duties for over 20 years and it starts and runs like the first day. Never a squeak or a creek either.

[Jim85IROC]

Maybe the price had something to do with it.

That thing had to cost about the same as a used car back then, didn't it? Hell, even now I can buy a running car for what the Bruiser and other Hilux trucks cost.

[Basher67]

Maybe the price had something to do with it.

That thing had to cost about the same as a used car back then, didn't it? Hell, even now I can buy a running car for what the Bruiser and other Hilux trucks cost.

Unless you buy the clone like a few of us did.

[Jim85IROC]

Maybe the price had something to do with it.

That thing had to cost about the same as a used car back then, didn't it? Hell, even now I can buy a running car for what the Bruiser and other Hilux trucks cost.

Unless you buy the clone like a few of us did.

It's on my want list. Regardless, I'm guessing the MSRP on that thing back when it was new was astronomical.

[Basher67]

hell yeah it was. i remember a new grasshopper was a dream toy out of reach for my wallet. These were for rich kids.

[Lonestar]

I don't think kids were the target there, really...

From memory, they costed about 8 grasshoppers in Western Europe

[XLR8]

A very cool video indeed, thanks for posting it here Basher.
Couldn't help noticing that the office building appears to be the same building they are in today -- or at least 6 years ago when Matteo payed them a visit...



I guess it's true, the Tamiya Hilux had "suspension" but it was only in the academic sense. Yes, it had springs but WOW, talk about no articulation... haha..

[shodog]

This video is super cool, I’ve watched it several times also. I have a Hilux and watching the video makes me want even more.

With all the emphasis on STEM education I wish Tamiya or Traxxas would start advertising on the kids channels. Get a new generation enthusiastic about R/C