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Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 10:25 pm
by Bimdapogs
another unknown. anybody know what this is for?

Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:15 pm
by prp
1/8 chassis for SG Graupner Club 90:

Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:08 am
by Lowgear
Lowgear wrote:Soncho Ponza wrote:LaTrax buggy, hmmm, you gots more info on it
Not much to say about them really. It was their version of the Rough Rider albeit more primitive. Theres a few on Tamiya Club you can see if you do a search for LaTrax.

For what its worth I just found out LaTrax's buggy is called the Hustler and its model LTX-50.
Seemed like
nobody knew what it was called.

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The box says Brinkmann which means its from the early 80's. Thats when the company was sold to them.
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:05 pm
by Mr. ED
Amazing how many of those old racers used funco single seater bodies
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:40 pm
by Lowgear
It shows the influence that company had over the industry at the time. I think that Hustler buggy even had a Funco decal or two on it.
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:46 am
by purpletimbo
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:55 pm
by prp
Optima MID Custom maybe, Optima PRO Body with underT and Cat XL/XLS body not original...
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:06 am
by Mr. ED
optima mid of some sort, or a clone: that alloy chasiss is not a kyosho original and the wheels neither
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:07 am
by Lowgear
If it is a clone its one of a Optima Mid Custom or a Optima Mid Custom Special. I'm not sure what the difference is.
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:41 am
by adam lancia
As far as I know, no company cloned the Mid. That is an Option House chassis that was available separately, hard anodized for saddle packs. They come up now and again on Ebay.
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:38 am
by proffesso
crap pics I know, these were for my teardown, I forgot to take a shot of the whole car.
mabuchi 380 motor, 1/12...body is a deformed Lemans style thing...loved the look, had to have it.
currently in bits getting cleaned
oh, servo operated brakes, motor has a clutch...odd on an electric
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:57 am
by purpletimbo
I have a Mantua Italian 1/10 Pan car, clutch and servo rear disk brakes on electric, must have been the thing back then

And thanks for the help on the mystery parts guys, no ideas on the arms?
Oh and any ideas as to who made this shell or rims, tyres are Proline Speed race 2.2

Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:32 am
by Diggley
purpletimbo wrote:I have a Mantua Italian 1/10 Pan car, clutch and servo rear disk brakes on electric, must have been the thing back then

And thanks for the help on the mystery parts guys, no ideas on the arms?
Oh and any ideas as to who made this shell or rims, tyres are Proline Speed race 2.2

Those rims are from a Traxxas Rustler.
I bought a set for my project a few months ago:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=14608
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:38 am
by purpletimbo
Rustler are 2WD though, and all 4 are hexed, maybe 2 sets rears to do a 4WD conversion?
But they sure look like the rims.
Re: The Official "What is it?" Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:21 am
by prp
For Professo, your car is a Bun Bun Racer from AYK:
