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I don't recall where I saved the pics of this car before I took it apart
Anyway, The car I have and would like identified is 4WD with the moter behind the wheels. It has a 2 part metal lower chassis and the battery runs lengthwise.
The 2 wheels it still had left were the hilux red plsatic ones with chromed center. Sadly I melted them in acetone
I didn't buy the body with the car but it would not have helped to identify it anyway: it was a kyosho tomahawk body.

I have no idea when I'll find the time to build it, but I'm collecting parts to make a 'what's old but a lot newer now' kind of hirobo something
Hopefully someone can fill in the something part.

Sounds like the Hirobo Rock'n City. Here is a pic. I have the manual if you need it. Could not get it to post. Just send me your Email and I will get it to you.

Could be, though I don't have those side pods along the battery case. Is this a LWB compared to the hilux 44B?

Well I found the sidepods must have been there; before they got cut away by a previuos owner.
Looking at the hilux body I have, I'm inclined to think this one has a longer wheelbase (I can't imagine the battery fitting lengthwise on the hilux).

The car was missing several essential parts but that 's ok: I didn't aim at a restoration. It will be a kind of mutation hybrid when done. Sofar I've been able to tool together a new, wider, rear suspension and a conversion for 12mm hexes. The front shouldn't give troubles either, but I can't be sure till the parts I ordered from kyosho germany arrive.

Cool. You couldn't happen to know were I could get another complete tub for one of these would you? The one in my MRP Kong has holes drilled in the sides of it.

No, sorry. I stumbled over this wreck by coincidence. As far as parts go, the body for; the hi-lux, and 2 small plastic parts, are all I have seen in the last 15 years outside of Korea. In Korea I found a shop some years ago; stuffed with hirobo stuff, but it is long closed now

Here are some new parts for the rockin city if you are in need of them not mine just spotted them on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HIROBO-ROCKN-CITY-44B-PARTS-NEW-PACKAGE-/180507572266?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a0716f82a

That's some of the parts I was missing indeed, but the original carriers only use one bearing: not my favourite concept
I'm just going to have fun and see what I can make out of this without putting much money in it for now.
(Though I have to admit the new kyosho arms cost me a lot more than that auction stands at )