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JosephS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:03 pm
The 1:1 car world is a bit easier since insurance defines it.

Please elaborate.

1:1 cars in most states become classic at 15-20 years and and are considered an antique that is eligible for historic tags at 25 years. Yet I am not able to show my 1993 "antique" car with historic tags at hardly any car show that is strictly limited to "classic" cars because a classic car is mostly considered 70's and older cars only. I fully understand that there is a huge difference in the legal definition and the common definition of words.

The cutoff range on rc cars for vintage vs modern is what it is, not because of age as much as ability. If B4's are ever allowed to enter in the vintage classes it will be the downfall of the vintage class racing. The B4 is still being raced competitively in a lot of club races today. Even more so in dirt oval racing. Before my local dirt oval track closed my son was finishing top 5 every week in the street stock class with a goldpan rc10. I had just finished his new car (a b4) but just needed to paint the body when the track let us know it was their last night of being open. While the B4 is an old model it is still a modern contender.

As for collectibility of the B4. IMO a sealed one my bring a few bucks but it will never command the price of an original.

LowClassCC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:27 pm

JosephS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:03 pm
The 1:1 car world is a bit easier since insurance defines it.

Please elaborate.

.... If B4's are ever allowed to enter in the vintage classes it will be the downfall of the vintage class racing.
As for collectibility of the B4. IMO a sealed one my bring a few bucks but it will never command the price of an original.

My elaboration is that I completely forgot there is an actual definition of 'vintage' for RC racing.

The difference between the 10b4 and the rc10 worlds is likely to be about the same as a short arm 10 and the worlds car. The last made in the USA cars,nearly 20 years old, standard sized bearings and rear engine. It certainly not a modern car, it's the most evolved form of the original stealth rc10. I wouldn't think twice about a nice 10b4 build fitting right into the other builds that are featured here.

I'm not thinking much about auction prices. I can see the 10b4,10t4 and sc10 becoming popular and pricey with people looking for the nostalgia of their youth. Hopefully that nostalgia will result in more members and more builds here. They as well will search the internet for information and come across rc10talk and see just how long this group has been around.

My opinion is the only B4's that will retain value are NIB or very early B4's with early production parts. I have posted pictures of the early parts before.

They may become more collectable one day but only time will tell.

I have a few various T4's, so I'm rooting for that they become immensely collectible and end up being worth a fortune in the future

In the UK the vintage cut off in 1999 so the B4 platform isn't eligible but a new emerging class is the rear motor classic, the B4 and B5 are perfect for this. Search Facebook for RHRClassic

Maybe in 6 years the '00s will be the new '90s