jfretless 0 Posted December 9, 2004 Hello, I just saw a Ebay auction, sorry don't the link as of now, for a "vintage" Yokomo YZ** and it has "team associated" on the box and instructions. I'm just getting back into the hobby a few, few years away, but I always thought they were to different companies. What's the history? Thanks, jfretless no live links allowed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stulec52 50 Posted December 9, 2004 nope, they are 2 separate companies. But, they are quite pally ! Associated import Yokomo stuff to America, same as they do with LRP amongst others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted December 11, 2004 They have been pally for quite a while too. When I was racing an Assoc RC300, my friend drove a Yokomo-branded identical car & we could share spares. That was 1980! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltar 1 Posted December 18, 2004 Yokomo makes many of the parts for Associated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wldnas 0 Posted January 2, 2005 Hi jfretless [] I think I know the Ebay item you have seen.... was it not a MIB Associated YZ10? I saw it just the other week as I'm currently searching Ebay on a daily basis for an original Yokomo YZ-870C Super Dogfighter..... The Associated YZ-10 you saw is in fact a modified version of the Yokomo YZ-870C chassis with a differnt body and rebranded as an associated car... as the other TC members before me have pointed out Associated and Yokomo have quite a long standing relationship and I believe the Associated branded YZ-10 is a product of this union cos Associated are great at making 2WD buggies (with the highly succesful and long running RC-10 series) where as Yokomo are good at making 4WD buggies and have had equal success with there Belt driven design that started with the 870 chassis, as Associated don't do a 4WD car of their own I'm guessing that they asked Yokomo if they could do their own version car based on their chassis and after making a few minor modifications and calling it a YZ-10. to be honest this is the first and only time I have ever seen an Associated branded YZ-10 all other YZ-10's I've seen have been Yokomo branded ones? so I guess that makes this model quite a rare find indeed [] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude 0 Posted January 7, 2005 Must admmit thanks for bring this thread upi as I have actually bought this car (still looking for a NIB YZ870c) but this is so so close and is probably the much rarer car. I remember building the Yz870c (one of the first in the country) and this car which is in really great condition (like new) is exactly the same, with only a few mods. Still a fantastic car and thanks again for fladding it up, I love this car. Regards Russell Mills[] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
