New Built, Box-Art Mardave Meteor

I started racing with a Hornet that had been brought for me as an Christmas present by my parents with the intention of getting me interested in a new hobby, it soon became apparent that the bouncy Hornet was not really up to the rigurs of 'proper' racing. Not being from a well-off family I had to wait until my birthday 6 months later to get my 2nd ever R/C car - A Mardave Meteor, this car was again a budget option (being about the same price as the Hornet) but proved much more suited to racing with oil filled shocks & double wishbone suspension at each corner.

Soon after realising that I had become a vintage R/C collecting 'freak' I decided that I wanted to collect the first 5 R/C model cars that I owned but had regrettably passed-on. Thats when I put up a 'Wanted' request here on Tamiyaclub for a good condition Meteor. I got offered this very fine new-built example by a fellow member who's subscription it seems has now ellapsed.... so i'm afraid I can't remember who to give credit for the very nice close-to 'box art' paint-job on the car's original ABS shell - it even has the rare driver figure fitted :-)

I had originally wanted to make this 'my-own' by using this Meteor as a base to build my 'ultimate' Meteor similar to the car shown in the 'Modified Meteor MK3' article in the June 1990 issue of RRC magazine, also the car that a fellow club racer & Mardave team driver Lee Romang & used to see racing Bitd - having also come across a NIP long wheelbase chassis & a few other option upgrade parts. I have now procured another Meteor that will become my donor car for this build so this car can stay in its nice standard un-molested condition!