Ultima: 1/10 2wd electric off-road racing buggy, debuted in 1987. Built on a narrow formed aluminum chassis with plastic upper deck and molded nylon components. Lower a-arm and fixed plastic camber link suspension system front and rear, inline carriers and knuckles, twin bellcrank steering with adjustable tie rods and built-in servo saver, sway bar, and transverse mounted battery. Plate aluminum shock towers front and rear doubled as upper camber link mounts and supported a set of red anodized, oil-filled, aluminum bodied coilover shocks with adjustable collars. Rear mounted Mabuchi RS540 motor bolted to an aluminum motor plate on the bevel gear diff equipped transmission that spun a pair of metal dogbones. Sported a set of directional "blade" style nylon wheels with Bridgestone 340-30/20 Sand Super square block rear tires and 185-20/60 Sand Super rib tires up front. A clear lexan body and wing, molded plastic roll cage and mini front bumper, Mabuchi RS540 motor, three step mechanical speed controller, and full bushing set completed the unassembled kit which was sold less radio.
Turbo Optima: 1/10 4wd electric off-road buggy, released in 1986. Featured the same aluminum square tube frame with fiberglass upper deck and nylon constructtion as the original Optima as well as the 4-wheel lower a-arm/adjustable camber link suspension with aluminum shock towers, twin bellcrank steering, built-in servo saver and adjustable tie rods. The sealed bulkhead 4wd system, bevel gear differentials, dogbones, and slipper clutch equipped pinion and counter gear primary drive were also retained with the Turbo Optima adding new lower a-arms, front and rear sway bars, metal geared differentials, a heavier duty chain, Kyosho Option House Gold anodized aluminum coilover shocks with adjustable collars, full bearings, and a Lemans 240S motor mated to an 8.4V mechanical speed controller with reverse. A new clear lexan body, driver, and wing, large plastic front bumper as well as larger "Phone Dial" nylon wheels with lower profile pin style tires were included in the unassembled kit sold less radio.
