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    6/06/2017 5:08 AM  #1

    terry
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    Has anyone seen one of these??

    I was at a customers house yesterday that is in the process of moving, he said he had something to show me.  this is battery operated and has lights that light up

     

    6/06/2017 5:31 AM  #2

    josh-kebob
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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    I've seen those Terry but, never was able to purchase.  That one looks to be in good condition...

     

    6/06/2017 6:09 AM  #3

    Novi Rick
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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I got one of those as a Christmas gift from my aunt who worked at a Ford assembly plant.  I had that thing for years and let my kids play with it. Sadly, it was broken and ended up in the trash. It wasn't quite like the RC cars of today.  Could go straight or turn (if you manually turned the front wheels). The headlights and tail lights lit up if I remember right.

     

    6/06/2017 1:53 PM  #4

    terry
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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    josh-kebob wrote:

    I've seen those Terry but, never was able to purchase.  That one looks to be in good condition...

    pretty good shape for its age!  Front bumper is broken and lots of kid scars!!

    and yes Rick they do light up!!
     

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    6/06/2017 3:12 PM  #5

    TKOPerformance
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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    Let's put a 9 turn motor in it and change it over to 9.6V with soft touch speed control!

    That's my TT01 Skyline setup.  AWD and it fries the tires at will even with the traction control.  I truly cannot leave anything alone...

     

    6/06/2017 7:23 PM  #6

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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    I have something similar. A coupe model that was given to me, but mine is plastic and it does not have the electrical workings. Probably cheap compared to the one in the pictures. I think the Dealers handed them out back in the day (1964/1965). The plastic is a little brittle on mine, but it is in ok condition. The cool thing is that my model is the same colour as my car.

    Last edited by Stevo (6/06/2017 7:27 PM)

    1964-1/2 D Code Coupe - 289 V8, 4 Speed Toploader, 3.00 ratio rear, Autolite 4100 Carb, 15" tires, Pertronix ignition
     

    6/07/2017 7:31 AM  #7

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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    In 64 my dad bought a new fairlane. The dealer gave him a galaxy 500 convert. model. I played with that thing until the wheels fell off. That was back when gas stations were called service stations and you'd get all kinds of freebies with a fill-up.

    You can lead a horse to water, but you can't get him drunk
     

    6/08/2017 11:53 AM  #8

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    Re: Has anyone seen one of these??

    When I was ten, I had a 65 Mustang fastback with a Cox .049 engine in it, very similar setup to that one.  Sure wish I had taken care of it and kept it pristine.  Hey, I was a KID with a MUSTANG!!!  What would one expect other than total destruction !!!

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