Shinsei FireFox
Ok, so this one is not a kit, but it is the first R/C car I ever owned. Actually the one I got for Xmas was Red, but about 5 years ago, I was in Florida for an R/C Car race and I went into a Hobby Shop and there is was a Silver Firefox NIB. Had to have it. It runs on 6 'C' size batteries, it's 2wd, has a switch on the back for 'off road' or 'race' use. This was the car that started my hobby and eventually my career in R/C.
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hey that was the first rc car i ever owned too and also got at xmas but i still have my in the box
addict again
how cool... that was mine as well... I have so many fond memories of that rig!!!
ukzz4iroc
Oh man I remember these too! Loved them, thanks for sharing
DeeMiller
Very nice Lamborghini LM/Cheetah mix (LM is Lambo Military or Lambo Mimram, as in the design group: Mimram brothers). I know about the red one, but never seen a silver one. Very nice!
Sleepercivic
Wow, I really thought this was going to be a real odd ball car, nice to see others that remember this car.
Thanks again for the comments
Marcello Rupelli
One of these was my first r/c too, got it for Christmas in '79. It was silver, but didn't have the t-top roof. Ran ni-cads in mine. Ran it until one of the gears stripped. It's so nice ot see another after all this time!
oh man... i had the same car. remember nitescout? It looked like firefox, but had air-filled tires and working headlights... what happened to readio eleconshinsei?
manthree
Desde mexico este fue mi segundo rc carajo hasta ganas me dieron de llorar gracias :-D
wow, what an amazing blast from the past. I had the firefox too, but I had the red one. Got it as a birthday gift back in the early 80s. Over the years I had the red firefox, a sidewinder also by shinsei, fat wheels with the blow up tires and I still have a vintage honda 250 fourtrax fourwheeler. my best friend's parents got him the mountain man which blew me out of the water! Any idea where any of these old shinsei models can be purchased? I've searched ebay and it's really really hit or miss (mostly miss)?
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