Traxxas 1930’s sprint car snap on special

[Busdriver 6538]

Traxxas do many things wrong but this just so right!!!!

 

[urban warrior 665]

Since several years somekind of a project with cars like that has been in my head, but I was unsure about how to get sturdy spoke wheels with a narrow width. Actually these models are interesting but quite expensive. Will some derivate of them ever reach continental Europe?

[Kowalski86 4476]

I like the idea (in fact I think I even mentioned wanting something like this last year), dislike that it's just more limited edition crap.

[BuggyDad 6376]

I think it looks ace. Although never has an RC car needed a driver figure more. 

I'm another who has thought of roughly this kind of body but I had in mind just jamming it onto a DT-03 or similar in a Dad and kid DIY stylee. A narrow buggy chassis is a sort of rough approximation, albeit nothing like appropriate when you get into the detail. It's pretty cool what they've done with springs, damping and steering there. 

[Willy iine 18831]

Of course people are selling these at $1200+ on eBay..   lol.  Maybe at $350.

[Norco Kid 71]

MSRP of $589 is way too much IMO.

It is a cool model though and I hope they will release a more accessible variant in the $300-400 range.

[Busdriver 6538]

Apparently they are only available via snap on though as we’ve seen already they are already appearing on EBay at hugely inflated prices. I believe there have been other Snap On special editions in the past. I can’t believe that Traxxas would have produced this limited edition if there wasn’t future mileage in the chassis etc. Definitely needs a driver though in period clothes and helmet 

[Rinskie 1098]

I mean it's cool looking for sure but I agree with other, it needs a driver. Traxxas and its marketing is just a head scratcher for me. If they rolled that out to hobby stores at the $350 mark, they'd sell a ton of them. Special purchase through Snap On? I suspect they probably won't sell that much of them.

[ADRay1000 614]

reminds me of an old tether car - like to see it with an engine

[markbt73 6003]

Disgustingly overpriced, limited availability, RTR only, no parts available to build your own from spares. Admittedly very cool, though.

[IXLR8 1313]

A very cool model but it definitely needs a driver figure.

[Willy iine 18831]

Yeah, when I see these autonomous RC cars, it just looks so weird.    Definitely needs Willy on board.. but only if $350 range.  While I'm a SnapOn user (1:1 car stuff) I'm not THAT obsessed with them.  

[markbt73 6003]

The most frustrating part is the parts-gatekeeping. This thing opens up so many possibilties for scratch-builds and modifications: hot rods, vintage dry-lake racers, even 1920s-30s Grand Prix cars. It's a really exciting prospect, and it looks like they did a really good job of engineering it. I'd probably end up buying 2 or 3 chassis' worth of parts over the next few years, half a dozen wheel/tire sets alone, if it was all available separately.

But if they want to keep it locked up, and only sell complete ready-to-run toys to a bunch of collectors who have no real interest in the hobby, then forget 'em.

(This isn't just a Traxxas complaint, by the way; I take issue with Redcat for a lot of the same thing, and most scaler/crawler companies too.)

[OnTheTrail 1367]

4 hours ago, BuggyDad said:

.....never has an RC car needed a driver figure more. 

^^^^This^^^^

[Kowalski86 4476]

1 hour ago, markbt73 said:

But if they want to keep it locked up, and only sell complete ready-to-run toys to a bunch of collectors who have no real interest in the hobby, then forget 'em.

Heck I'll take an RTR "toy" over this "collectors" stuff, you can part out an RTR and get some money back.

[BuggyDad 6376]

And the driver needs goggles and a scarf billowing out behind. Possibly the head of a toad a la Wind in the Willows.

I won't own one, but I won't own most things, so I'm just appreciating from a distance. I might be inspired by it though. As a thing in its own right, all the issues above notwithstanding, I think it's a joy to behold. Somebody at Traxxas should be applauded. Somebody else at Traxxas should be grumbled at. 

[SlideWRX 984]

3 hours ago, markbt73 said:

The most frustrating part is the parts-gatekeeping. This thing opens up so many possibilties for scratch-builds and modifications: hot rods, vintage dry-lake racers, even 1920s-30s Grand Prix cars. It's a really exciting prospect, and it looks like they did a really good job of engineering it. I'd probably end up buying 2 or 3 chassis' worth of parts over the next few years, half a dozen wheel/tire sets alone, if it was all available separately.

I like how they did the motor to fit in the rear - keeps the back end narrow for time period specific cars.

Ultimately I think this could open up a world of 3d printed cars.  I'll bet somebody could 3d print the non-common parts of this for under $200.

[Kpowell911 2293]

8 hours ago, Kowalski86 said:

I like the idea (in fact I think I even mentioned wanting something like this last year), dislike that it's just more limited edition crap.

I knew I read somewhere on here that someone wanted somethinglike this.

[Kpowell911 2293]

7 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Of course people are selling these at $1200+ on eBay..   lol.  Maybe at $350.

Its ‘rumoured’ to be $599 when/if the non Snap On one comes out. Bare in mind it comes with a Traxxas Lipo/Charger

[twaleta 161]

17 hours ago, Busdriver said:

Traxxas do many things wrong but this just so right!!!!

 

A onroad racing series with these would be sick.Sometimes its cool to take weird things and do things your not supposed to

[_Ben_ 312]

18 hours ago, markbt73 said:

Disgustingly overpriced, limited availability, RTR only, no parts available to build your own from spares. Admittedly very cool, though.

If you built your own from spares, Traxxas would probably take you to court.

[ChrisRx718 4706]

There's no way they engineered and tooled a model that concise without the intention of releasing it to a much wider audience.

Looks really cool. I like how the body attaches with hidden clips, it all seems very well thought out. Agree with the sentiment that it needs a driver figure though! 

[Rinskie 1098]

4 hours ago, ChrisRx718 said:

There's no way they engineered and tooled a model that concise without the intention of releasing it to a much wider audience.

Looks really cool. I like how the body attaches with hidden clips, it all seems very well thought out. Agree with the sentiment that it needs a driver figure though! 

That was my gut feeling too. Maybe they are smart enough to release an Indy version before the 500? I could get behind oval racing with classic Indy cars. 

[BJoe76 577]

On 1/19/2024 at 7:27 AM, Norco Kid said:

MSRP of $589 is way too much IMO.

It is a cool model though and I hope they will release a more accessible variant in the $300-400 range.

From what I have been able to find, these had the TQi radio, regular EZ Peak Charger, and a 3000mAH 2s pack, considering that might include the Snap-On Tax, I could see $400-$500 for this off the shelves.

[OnTheTrail 1367]

Not that it matters as this is in a category of its own, but was anyone able to determine what scale this is?