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Thanks guys that's exactly what it is, mine even says "made In Korea" now does anybody know where I can find a battery pack and transmitter for it, thanks!

thanks for the great info thus far, from images it doesn't look like a hornet or grasshopper here is a pic of a roadrunner by academy that I found on the net looks identical to mine, what you guys think? There is no marking on the chassis that I can see. My plans for this buggy is to first get the battery pack and remote and see if it works, and if it doesn't then go from there to see what parts I need. I would like to restore it to good usable condition nothing fancy. Then maybe pass it down to my son. Plus I am looking for a new hobby something to keep me busy during the cold winter months.

Ok, here is some pictures yes all the electronics of mine have both names as well "Aristo Craft" and "HiTec" please don't mind the dust lol I still have not had a chance to clean it up. Mine is also missing the plastic headlights. Let me know what you guys think and where I could get a transmitter and battery pack. I know it is rough but it is complete Thanks for all the info The first pic is of the car with the body sitting on it the second pic is the reciever the third pic is the servo for the drive motor and the fourth is the steering servo note all servos and reciever say "Aristo Craft" Hi Tec"

I am 22 years old and every since I was about 8 years old my father had an old rc buggy in the closet. I just remembered it the other day an decided to go dig it out. After doing much research I came to the conclusion that it looks identical to the roadrunner by academy. The only thing that throws me off is the fact that all the electronics in it say "Aristo Craft" this buggy does not look like any of the aristo craft buggys. Did the roadrunner use aristo craft servos and reciever? Also I need to buy a battery pack and transmitter (remote) do you guys know where I can get these parts so I can get this buggy going, thanks.

Hi, I am 22 years old and ever since I can remember my dad has always had this old rc buggy in the closet well the other day I was thinking about it so I went over to my parents house and rescued it from the dust bunnies! From what I can tell it is a roadrunner by academy. From what I read the Roadrunner II has gold rims mine has chrome so I am thinking it is a roadrunner I.The only thing throwing me off is the fact that all the servos and such say "Aristo Craft" but this does not look like any of the aristo craft buggys so I am guessing the roadrunner uses aristo craft receiver and servos, am I right? Well here is the deal the car has never had the transmitter or battery pack so I am hopping someone here can steer me in the right direction to get these items so I can test this rc I am going to give it a good cleaning today. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks!