A wild Striker appears!

[markbt73 5311]

And I do mean "wild." Look at this glorious thing:

That's a very nicely and carefully painted Bolink '51 Chevy truck body, and it's not the only modification.

CRP front suspension, Pro-Line wheels and tires, custom body mounts, bearings (at least in the hubs, but probably in the gearbox too). Rear tires used to be treaded like the fronts, I think. I get the idea this was all done long ago, and it was all done very carefully and quite well. Somebody really loved this car, and put a lot of effort into making it their own. I took a chance, at at buy-it-now price $109 with free shipping, and now I'm glad I did. This thing is great!

"2-Cool," indeed.

It's dusty, but aside from the tires, not worn or abused at all. I'm going to give it a very sympathetic restoration, using as much of what's here as I can, and run it carefully now and then. It's kinda the RC equivalent of a "barn find," and I want to respect it.

Look for more photos once it's cleaned up a bit...

[El Gecko 1343]

Gosh, that thing is amazing

[87lc2 2659]

I don't even know what this is, but definitley cool.  Can't wait to see it all cleaned up and running.  Has a great vibe to it. 

[Mad Ax 9306]

I love stuff like that - old things that people built with what was around at the time, that's a great piece for any collection

[NWarty 1325]

[Yalson 514]

Wow. That is great. No idea why they thought a Striker, of all things, would make a good base, but they seem to have done a good job of it. Love the holes cut in the truck bed for the suspension towers. The fact that the rear tyres have been worn flat suggests it has been well used, but the condition of the body seems to indicate the opposite, unless the body came much later. What a splendid thing to find.

[markbt73 5311]

I'm glad you folks get it. I was afraid I'd be alone in my love of this weird pinkish-purple thingy.

[Exit13 673]

Wow. That thing is blazing!  What a unique body on that chassis. Makes sense to me as that shell is hard to find. Love this chassis and the mods. Way cool. May I suggest the cpr front bumper or at least the brace from the cpr bumper to protect the striker chassis weak point?  Ask me how I know?

[Busdriver 6209]

It amazes me sometimes how members of this site, and possibly others manage to come up with really cool vehicles by cobbling together various chassis’s and bodies and this is certainly one of them

[markbt73 5311]

18 hours ago, Busdriver said:

It amazes me sometimes how members of this site, and possibly others manage to come up with really cool vehicles by cobbling together various chassis’s and bodies and this is certainly one of them

Stuff like this was so common back in the 80s. I had a Grasshopper with a Dodge Daytona body on it, and my friend had a Buick stock car body on his Ultima. RC Car Action magazine wrote how-to articles on installing aftermarket bodies, and even how to make custom chassis out of plywood using Tamiya Hornet or Frog components. It was a sort of creativity borne of necessity and lack of pre-made options, and it was a ton of fun. What I like best about this truck is that it's a total time capsule from that period.

[Busdriver 6209]

I had a Brat chassis with a homemade wooden mk1 Landrover body.!!!