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MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:12 pm
by purpletimbo
Anyone got any info, I was considering if it stays cheap
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:11 pm
by Lonestar
yes - mid motor french car (MRC) loosely based on the Kyosho ultima/optima suspension geometry. Was somewhat competitive in the hands of top drivers but always suffered reliability issues... Was then superseeded by the Santana which had 2x3 chassis but same underpinnings.
Nice for Frenchies... curious a Brit is even thinking about buying one
tons of info here incl instruction manual
http://www.retromodelisme.com/home.html?q=mrx
Paul
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:22 pm
by Coelacanth
Interesting car...the gearboxes as plastic-between-metal-plates sandwiches is reminiscent of the Mugen Bulldog.
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:56 pm
by purpletimbo
My love affair with all things Thunder King means a permenant search for MRC threw it up at 99p start bid and in the UK
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:04 pm
by GJW
there was a 2wd and 4wd version, that looks to be a 2wd
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:18 am
by Lonestar
Just in case... the MRC you're so in love with has nothing to do with that MRC... this one is Model Racing Cars, it's French, and it's one of the oldest RC companies still in the business, it dates back to the early 80's and started with mostly metal-made, entry-level 8th offroad cars that flooded the market back then...
couple of pics:
lotsa more on the uber-reference page here:
http://www.rcmagvintage.com/reviews/retro/voitures/tt/musee/mrc/mrc.htm
Paul
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:50 am
by purpletimbo
The last one is trailing arms with internal belts for the drive, exactly the same as the Garbo frog jeep I had
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:02 am
by GJW
Lonestar wrote:Just in case... the MRC you're so in love with has nothing to do with that MRC... this one is Model Racing Cars, it's French, and it's one of the oldest RC companies still in the business, it dates back to the early 80's and started with mostly metal-made, entry-level 8th offroad cars that flooded the market back then...
couple of pics:
lotsa more on the uber-reference page here:
http://www.rcmagvintage.com/reviews/retro/voitures/tt/musee/mrc/mrc.htm
Paul
one of my favorite forum's paul, been using it for years
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:16 am
by Lonestar
purpletimbo wrote:The last one is trailing arms with internal belts for the drive, exactly the same as the Garbo frog jeep I had
yep trailing arms with enclosed tranny was kinda one of the standards bitd
Paul
Re: MRC MRX Buggy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:29 am
by purpletimbo
http://www.rcmagvintage.com/reviews/retro/voitures/tt/musee/garbo/garbo.htm
Top Jeep was mine boxed and a spare shell, I think a USA guy bought the shell to do a repro, sad it went but hey never ran it didn't dare