The Official "What is it?" Thread

[Mr. ED]

I swapped some used wheels/tyres for this. But what is it? the guy i got it from had no idea.

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Paul.

Hey Paul, that's real cool indeed. If that body is original I'd search along the lines of ABC (the japanese brand, not the alphabet).
There's a good collection of different brands of 12th scales in that german rc-museum site

[EvolutionRevolution]

I swapped some used wheels/tyres for this. But what is it? the guy i got it from had no idea.

It's got pan car wheels and a gear diff on the back. Chassis is aluminium and i don't know if the body is original to the chassis or not, it's cool though. Any ideas?







Paul.

The chassis is a "BM110" made by a company called "Benfa" back in the 1990s, according to my 1996 issue of the French Auto RCM catalogue of all RC cars released in France that year. In France it was distributed by "Air Loisirs".

The Stratos body is not shown; however it apparently also came with a Mercedes C-Class DTM, Alfa Romeo 155, Opel Calibra DTM, or Audi A4 DTM body.

Edit: Google tells me Benfa is Italian (explains the Stratos maybe) and the car was originally released in 1990.

[CAT3K]

Fantastic, thanks for the ID. This is why this forum is awesome

The shell needs a bit of a repaint as a few bits have flaked off, but i've always loved the Lancia Stratos.

Paul.

[EvolutionRevolution]

For the body, might be this one from Chevron models:

http://www.ccn3.aitai.ne.jp/~chevron/tsl004-1.htm

[Phin]

Anyone know what these front arms belong to?

[adam lancia]

Those are Ultima Pro XL front arms, uprights and spindles.

[Phin]

Cool, thank you.

[EvolutionRevolution]

Anyone know what these are?

No clue on these:

Left: swing bar for Tamiya ???, right: aftermarket alloy brake disc mount by Cross for a 1/8? Kyosho I guess, but which one?

Alloy chassis for a 1/8 car, but which one? Plastic sprue is by Tamiya, probably for one of their early cars, but which one?

Carbon top deck for unknown 1/8 car (Picco?), unknown body post, 540 class electric motor:

Gear set for what? guess the metal motor mount is for an airplane, plastic motor mount Tamiya???, top deck for what?, unknown carbon bit, and the graphite piece may be Yokomo???

[losiXXXman]

That blue tamiya piece and sway bars got to the TT01. I think you have to run a carbon upper deck to use them. Don't know if it is F or R though.

[DennisM]

Can someone tell me the maker of these rims and the purpose of the two small holes next to the center hole.
Thanks.

[Charlie don't surf]

Proline, or more specifically Proline Featherlight

[DennisM]

Many thanks Mr. Reggie.
No comment on the additional holes?

[Charlie don't surf]

Many thanks Mr. Reggie.
No comment on the additional holes?

The rim was molded thin, with as little webbing and extra material as possible. As memory serves me the "holes" are the reverse side of the pin face.

Great rims, but if you installed them slightly off the pin or had a locknut failure they were toast immediately.

[Phin]

Little help?

[Mr. ED]

Looks like a heavily modified Kyosho spider (the first in line of Touring Force cars)
Basically a turbo optima mid with shorter arms shocks and drive axles.
The arms and chassis plus top-plate, aswell as the moterplate, are all non-original.