Mystery black backbone (belt drive?) chassis

[WillyChang]

Another one for the ID buffs... [8D]

Looks like from some 4WD belt-drive electric?

thanks again.

[RETRO R/C]

That mate, is a chassis and side pods for a MUGEN MERCURY.

Cheers

Darryn

[WillyChang]

Thanks D, wouldn't have guessed that in a decade. [}]

Now, anybody have a Mugen Mercury or got use for it... []

[WillyChang]

Hmm.. only Wildnas has an example on the showrooms...

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=8889&id=37..... and WHAT an ugly mutha... [8)]

[wldnas]

DANG!! []

looks like darryn beat me to the punch on that one, yes it is a Mugen Mercury XI-4, yes it is UGLY enough to curdle milk at 20 paces, and Yes I do own a new built example [8)]

Still I can't complain I got it cheap enough, and it's the only one I have ever seen anywhere, though I suspect the guy I bought it off has another one []

definatly a candidate for the rarest car on TC me thinks [8D] (oh and before you say that the Hirobo Jealousy was only made to 300 units??) at least two members on the club have one, where as I'm the only person with a Mugen Mercury in my showroom... so there []

[oldfordguy]

Rarest car on TC? Well, Although I sold one, I still have another mip legend 4wd. Hows about that baja growler? (thanks for the ID wldnas). Now, who will be the first to post pics of an rcl incedent?

[Twmaster]

Well, you blokes may thing the Mugen is ugly but I really like it!

Cheers,

[Stefan(2)]

How do you put it...

nicely translated..

Ehm..

- Differend! -

i kinda like the side pod's , but the *** pit is a but.. ehmmm..

yeah.. a diffrend taste! lol

Still, it's the only one here.. thats the real nice thing about it!

Stefan

[miramar]

quote:Originally posted by oldfordguy

Rarest car on TC? Well, Although I sold one, I still have another mip legend 4wd. Hows about that baja growler? (thanks for the ID wldnas). Now, who will be the first to post pics of an rcl incedent?

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As for the Incident, I have a "funny" story. Back in 1985, the company I worked for (Norwegian Tamiya distributor), considered importing the Incident, and to see if the product was suited at all, I built one sample. The Incident may have been a good racer with a lot of tuning parts, but out of the box, though technically quite advanced, it was a piece of ****. The day after completing the car, I literally broke it in two to get the centrally mounted motor out (quicker than disassembling half of the car to get to it), and tossed the model in the garbage. The standard 540-size motor was of modest quality too, so I think it followed the car into the garbage after a few seconds of consideration. The Incident would have been a nice shelf queen now though. []

Needless to say, not a single Incident was imported to Norway other than the sample.

[RETRO R/C]

Oh well, I guess that was Norway's loss.[]

They were rather successfull here, if somewhat lacking in numbers.

Cheers

Darryn