90's Nostalgic RC Car!

[@moneymanjoe9639]

This was my first ever "hobby grade" which I bought with my own money I had made over the summer. Took 10 hours to charge and lasted 7 mins. But damn those were the best 7 mins of my 11 year old life.

[@creekcreeperrc7972]

Yup! Not to mention it only had "full" power for a few pulls then steadily decreased in speed until dead.

[@nikko7507]

My Nikko Turbo was the same 8 hour charge and went for 10min …but those 10 minutes were pure joy and just looking at the car on my shelf 😂 I still have it boxed and it runs well ! 😀🙏🏽

[@CarlosRodríguez-k5q]

Eso se debia a que la maldita compañia tiburonesca obrecia la version basica de bateria 1200 miliamperios y ese auto necesitaba una de 3000 miliamperios habia que comprarla adicional

[@paulbledsoe3392]

in the 1980s this lower grade rc did not have a BEC(battery eliminating circuit) so you needed 4.8-6 volts to power the radio and the 7.4 nicad(not nimh yet) to power the 540 motor.

[@henrywashington3732]

Yep and smaller 1/14 scale Nikko and sears Lobo used 9volt batteries in car along with the 7.2 v pack.

[@kevq35]

Radio Shack kid for sure. I had the Color Computer 3, the Golden Arrow Buggy, and the Robie Sr. robot too!! I ended up with the Golden Arrow because the Audi Quattro from RS didn't work. So glad to see this!

[@FeralRC]

As a kid in the 80's and 90's all I had was cheaper RadioShack and Tyco cars. I was still spoiled with what I had with my toy grade RCs but my uncle never disappointed on Christmas.

[@chrisleach4245]

My dad got me one for Christmas when I was 10. Good memories of a time with no worries about anything except who I was going to play with.

[@nsbat755]

Oh boy, what a trip back. That was my first, I’m 50. 😂

[@10thScaleGarage]

Classics.

[@patricklavoie8719]

Up until 2 years ago I thought RCs were still like that :D I wish someone recorded my face when I saw my first modern RC the Traxxas Slash :D

[@jasonbrown467]

i saved up my money mowing yards as a kid and bought this car, two nicd battery packs and the fast charger that goes to a 12v car battery, at least thats what i used. i beat the crap out of that thing. my friend across the street got a hobby grade ta rc10, and my golden arrow had better accerlation, better cornering and better top end. he had to put it together too, he was pissed and i was happy. my rear tires were bald before i destroyed the pcb, i crashed it with the body off of it, as that body was heavy and weighed it down. it was super tough to control off road, it would bounce around like crazy and spin out so easily. i just remembered i would tape the battery to the top of the rear wing, and it would wheelie lol i managed the keep the fast nicd charger but the car got tossed probably back in 1991 or so, i picked up another back in 2009 for like $30 off of ebay and it was in mint condition but didnt have a controller, i eventually got a controller for it and bashed it around with my traxxas stuf, while it was bad ass back in 89, it is nothing compared modern rc.

[@deanmachinerc]

YOLO it man! Put a brushless system on it and make it fly for all the people who loved it like me back in the day!

[@georgemarquez1421]

Just found one for 8$ swapmeet me and my son love ❤️ it oh the nostalgia brother I’m 49 miss Radios Shack great times 🇺🇸

[@moereefer]

Radiolink was so cool them and Tyco from Toy R US they had them behind the glass.

[@HankLikesItDank]

I put my lunchbox wheels and tires on mine back in the day!! Worked awesome and held up!!

[@dougpray2864]

This is what started my family into rc racing and we've been doing it from then till now!

[@travisdelee8647]

I have 2. Their still awesome so many years later.

[@LordPrometheous]

My stepfather was a manager at Radio Shack and one night I was at the store with him and an employee as they were finishing up inventory, and he brought this thing out. I think someone returned it. I knew that it could do 40 mph, and I couldn't comprehend what it would look like to see an RC car going that fast. He powered it up and just ran it around the store for a few seconds. It was amazing, but it couldn't really do much b/c it was confined, and the slippery floor meant it couldn't get any traction. I knew just ONE kid at school that had one. I never got to see one in action back then. I've thought about buying one off eBay but I'm sure it won't be the same as it would have been to see it as a kid. My first hobby grade car was a Typhon 6S, nearly twice as fast out of the box. I miss Radio Shack.

[@nealbechstein8350]

Awesome! I’ve got the nikko Super Lobo that is still all stock & a thunderbolt that I put new brushed electronics in with an old Traxxas stinger motor. Same chassis and also shared a lot of parts with the Traxxas Cat. Tamiya frog/hornet rims are direct fit & a lot easier to source than the stock rear tires.

[@jordancoleman2402]

I remember drooling over this at radio shack in the mall.

[@twinklinglicin]

sweet car! it's like an old actual car. get some tires and let it sit on the shelf as a queen as it earned that right years ago. there are so few left i imagine. don't destroy it

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Tamiya frog or hornet tires are a perfect replacement for that.. I had one of those. I'll race ya with my Grasshopper. Lol

[@NitroStarGT]

My first RC back in 91 was Team Associated RC10 Championship Edition with Stealth Transmission. Raced it nack then and still have it today. Drives great!

[@brianlangford7278]

Wow,I found the 4x4 dual motor version at a flea market missing one shock $12!, steel driveshafts wild hubs,belly pan take 2 tamiya battery, and like 10 AA for "esc" giant computer board,had to have it lol

[@RCAddictsGarage]

Definitely makes me feel nostalgic. I didn't have my first RC until a few years ago. My parents bought what they thought I wanted. Not what I actually wanted. I guess that's why I am now the RC Addict that I am. Keep The Hobby Alive!!!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾

[@cwthemachinist]

Very cool man, love that car! Mod it for sure. But don't go crazy with brushless. Just put a good brushed motor in it with a 1060HW esc, lipo, new modern servo and new rear tires that are close to original style. I'm pretty sure that's got a Mabuchi 540 in it, so you can put a good much hotter brushed in its place. I think brushless will just tear the gears out of it.

[@dianetmotors]

Hey there! I remember meeting you at the Bristol 1000 And if Ethan remembers I had the blue/green losi ten sct You guys are just as kind and amazing in real life as you are on youtube!

[@chrisconstantino9827]

My neighbor had one of these and it was awesome! We glued the rear tires on cause the wheel would spin. And that turbo would send it over my bmx ramp for some sweet air! Thing never broke

[@lukecharest676]

Loved my golden arrow , and my red arrow.. they were awsome cars

[@deanmachinerc]

Omg the Golden Arrow was my dream RC as a kid

[@dboogeman2002]

I have two. One was my grandpa's, one was my dad's. I started with a grasshopper. Good times

[@dllmpb06]

Did they also coke in a red buggy body?

[@fenrisgaming8982]

I was a Nikko kid, I drooled over the top end Radioshack cars. A close friend of mine had the Golden Arrow.... Tamiya never really made it into my neck of the woods, no one here owned them and no one knew about them back then

[@adampsrcs3487]

I didn't think it would even go that fast lol.gotta love the og stuff .make the thing brushless👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Cool vintage RC, make it a speed demon

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I love and somewhat collect vintage radio Shack RC’s.. still looking for a golden arrow and a red arrow

[@zmuzzy101]

Very similar style to this lass' 90s buggy the Nikko Mars Rover. Have so many fond memories with that car. This looks a fair bit more advanced than mine was.

[@islrubsca2330]

In Australia in the 80's everyone had a TAIYO JET HOPPER 1/16. Never heard of this one.

[@steves06tc]

I have two of them and have owned 4 total. An rc my dad never let me and my brother drive.

[@FYRC15]

The Golden Arrow was only a dream for me. We drove an hour and half to Birmingham, AL to Sams club where I saw my first one. Parents would only buy me a Turbo Hopper from Tyco.

[@oziumentisis]

Memories for sure, in Canada our fav was the Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper (Circa 1986). 100 percent powered by 8 AA Batteries that were done in 8-9 minutes. I needed a part-time job just to run it. Thats when I was first introduced to Dopamine and well, here we are... 😶‍🌫

[@petermakeithappen8336]

Dude that thing is epic!! I had a MRC that was a twin to that. It was red with gold wheels and the same tires

[@jimmyarturi6325]

I used to go to Radio Shack in my local mall and salivate over those. Never had one but did have a Tyco Turbo Hopper which was comparable.

[@dennismillus4581]

I had one when I was young. I thought it was great.

[@10thScaleGarage]

Still need to do something awesome with this thing.

[@karimfrancisco7591]

Wow brings back memories

[@chaddavis513RC]

Love it man! wish i would've held on to all my childhood RC's but like most i beat the ever loving ish out of them!😂

[@Leonard-hk1nf]

I had a red arrow back than thanks for sharing !

[@playanddisplay3636]

Nostalgia 30's buyer here too! Great video as usual brother. I did a TYCO Rebound conversion to 3s and got a short video on youtube.

[@lautrique]

I was a Tamiya guy. Rough Rider and my brother had the Grasshopper.

[@adam-izer6385]

It was Nikko for me but damn man what a find. RIP IT!! Great video

[@Xionmass]

I had a golden arrow. When I did . I took it apart and wired the radio batteries to the battery pack to save weight and it also improved distance

[@dakotarc7420]

Tamiya tires and rims fit no problem. Upgraded just about everything but the motor on mine and it is more fun to drive.

[@FarmerFpv]

It cost more like USD 299.99 and AUS 329.99 roughly USD 699.99 and AUS 718.99 in today's money. That's freaking insane! I remember my dad had a Tandy Radio Shack Turbo Beetle which was all dusty in the garage. He finally gave it to me when I was old enough and that's how I got hooked.

[@jeremymiller2340]

I loved the golden arrow, it was a nikko built unit, I was one of them tyco turbo hopper kids lol

[@AdamDay1979]

Great vid my first legit rc was a RadioShack Red Arrow Buggy 👍

[@WigglesTTH]

I had this when I was a kid

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Have a good week really great channel

[@justintam3299]

Mod it, but keep it brushed. Can’t wait to see the outcome.

[@alonsocayodelcarpio8082]

I have 2 , one brushless one 10t brush , very cool cars

[@RCAddictsGarage]

OMG! The 80's. People had to try to rap about everything. Hahaha. BTW, what was up with that cowboy hat in the suit?👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾

[@richardprideaux3128]

Was always a tamiya guy, got my first when I was a kid back in '86. Was the Wild Willy. Great memories :-) think the AA's were for the rx, no BEC's back then! Lol. Great video mate, will be subbing!

[@jjrock5]

I’m in my mid-30s, I got into RC in the late 90s and it was mostly TycoRC for me. Nice car!

[@thomasdowneyjr.4162]

I use to have the Radio Shack Micro rc cars when i was younger.....

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

An old toothbrush with water and baking soda will clean off that corrosion with a rinse with wd40. Yeah this thing was an eye catcher back in the day. They went pretty darn good! Better than anything I had at the time! Great video dude! I’d keep it stock so you don’t break it!😝✌🏻💯🍻

[@Lemingtona-x5g]

Radio Shack was putting out better RC cars than Tamiya interms of robustness lol

[@10thScaleGarage]

For real.

[@Lemingtona-x5g]

@@10thScaleGarage yeah i had a red arrow it was better than someones tamiya at the time

[@bigtrev71]

This is awesome

[@bra1nc417d]

I also remember the Red Arrow buggy. Basically the same thing, only red. One which I used to own, the Black Phantom was badass too. Twin motor 4x4 buggy. Weird looking thing but it had some decent speed with a good battery. I actually miss the old bastard now.

[@jasonbrown467]

i had the golden arrow, the red arrow and the phantom, i couldnt remember its name but knew it when i saw you post.

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Dang now I want to drive my Grasshopper. Hahaha

[@10thScaleGarage]

I feel a race coming on.

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

@@10thScaleGarage heck yeah, I still have the 380 motor so it should be pretty close that way

[@deanmachinerc]

Your Amy Winehouse Rolling Stone shirt is dope!

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Really nice car

[@jebrc]

i had a turbo hopper that was my 1st rc then a bandit brushless up

[@jeffbryner5355]

This is hands down the best car you have had on here in a very long time. I had this and the red arrow as a kid and they were out with losi because I had a losi jrx2 that I raced. Associated as well wasn't just tamyia the golden arrow amd red arrow I bought new from radio shack when I had my losi because my dad wouldn't let me drive my losi off the race track lol. All 3 were released in 87 or 88. My buddy took 2 place in a novice a main with a golden arrow way back then when there was no brushless motors and every class had a motor limit. Great cars for toy grade. Cool thing was you could buy replacement parts from nikko who made the cars. You couldn't do that with toy's r us cars or Walmart crap

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Great video

[@daveneron9320]

i had one of these but never had the body, i got it second hand and it didnt work when i first got it but once i got it going i enjoyed it for many years, i even studded the tires to drive on ice and snow. wish i would have kept it, i have no idea what ever happened to it. i didnt know what it was till i saw this video!

[@danification6587]

great video!!!

[@yrusonoz5574]

I miss my Golden Arrow

[@jeffrichards1537]

My parents bought me one when I was 9 or 10. Still have it. Price tag said it was $109.00. That was when they first got released.

[@jimmycedillo1585]

The 4 AA batteries were for the receiver and servos. I remember having to charge the battery pack overnight to have 10 minutes of play. If this battery had to power the other devices, might of only had like 6 minutes of play. Use water and baking soda to clean the oxidation in the battery compartment

[@dstjamesrc6395]

Couldn’t afford the Golden Arrow and for sure couldn’t afford any Tamiyas back in the day. I wanted a Frog, that buggy and this Shinsei Lamborghini Countach that was behind the glass at Toys R Us.

[@creekcreeperrc7972]

Man I remember sitting at the table and watching my older buddy pick out each and every part for his losi buggy from a black and white catalog.. thing was quick but the nimh battery also ran out quick..

[@brsrc759]

So awesome! I always wanted the Golden arrow when I was a kid but my mom couldn't afford it. However, one of my one of my close friends had the red arrow and his brother had the golden arrow. So I got to drive them both many many times. Awesome cars! Where the heck did you get all that awesome old radio shack footage?

[@10thScaleGarage]

KZbin!

[@CarlosRodríguez-k5q]

Yo tengo una coleccion completa los compre en Ebay Algunos los repare yo mismo en casos de daño total de la electronica le compre todo nuevo y se le instale los componentes costo del auto 40 dolares mas 40 de envio mas $200 de componentes electronicos suma todo y veras no es un Hobbie barato

[@Wannaridebikes]

Man I upgraded my golden arrow. With servos and things. I owned a lot of Tamiya ones but someone stole them

[@bama.k.awolverinejames1554]

I had the blue shark from RadioShack 9.6v and don’t forget sears had some nice ones to my uncle had the lobo

[@alphawlff]

This is a cousin to The Traxxas Cat. And that is what I started with. It was also the kit version. I got it for Christmas in 1987.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Good morning brother cool car

[@stevekeiron30]

Yolo baby! Maximum full berries ripper 💪

[@danielvannatter5782]

I have the monster truck version, but all I have left of it is the body and mounts tires and wheels it has a blower popping oit of the hood and like zoomies sticking out the bed , and the Christmas before that my favorite aunt got me a lobo II buggy and my brother a 57 Chevy with fat slick back tires and that was 34 years ago good lord Sears and Radio Shack thise were the stores!!!!!

[@rdamo2]

was my first rc with 540 mabuchi motor!

[@Wannaridebikes]

Man I had one. But some stole my rc. That one and lunch box and grass hoppers.

[@hellofromsoutheastalaskarc7517]

Hello from southeast alaska I hope your day is going well bro

[@STREETH4WK]

Great video. We didn't have these in the UK but I love the retro look if it. Would love to see a restomod!

[@craigcotter7476]

we did have them in the U.K. Tandy sold them. Tandy and Radio Shack are actually the same company. My dad got me the Golden Arrow for Christmas 1990..... and it was GOD ACE! 😀

[@matth9359]

Ha! I had the red arrow, and my friend had that one, and the black phantom I believe it was called. Then later another friend brought over a Traxxas nitro buggy...

[@dreamon220]

I had a radio shack in the 90s it was rebadged in New Zealand as a nikko venus my younger brother had a jethopper

[@zachrogers9418]

Make that thing rip my dude! We wana see a brushless restomod

[@KDG0178]

Put a 3s pack in it, way more fun. And then rebuild after she melts hahaha Mine didn't melt but I only ran in for 5 minutes! But the stock items took it really well. If we had LiPo bats in the 80's-90's that would have been great.. Zing

[@Dr.Meola1980]

They ran the double A's for the servo. To free up more power for the motor. I forget which radio shack buggy it was. It was pretty much exactly the same as the Golden arrow. But ran off the 7.2 only. My friend had it and it was substantially slower than my Golden arrow. So back in the day when I looked for an RC car and made sure it took the double A's in the nicad.

[@daidan_708]

Awesome video!! I recently got myself a RadioShack Whiplash. Are these good? I need to get a controller for it? Do you know what frequency controller I need? Maybe 27Mhz? Can I also upgrade it with new modern electronics? Please, thank you!

[@coureyburkhardt5502]

I think that you should make it brushless and take it to a indoor track and race it my friend

[@thejeepinrealtor5742]

Every RC I had growing up only turned in reverse ha.

[@trevorthomas6043]

As far as I know ,this car has one of the first cars with a ESC that could run a 540 motor

[@weaksaucep4539]

Dose it have a hi low gear on the back like the f10 ?

[@draft674]

You should throw in modern electronics and take it to the track to race its closest modern competitor

[@audrianianeiswonger9343]

Holy fffffuuuuuuucccccckkk,k. Memories black battery pack

[@jcarvalho1500]

I’ve got that Ferrari F40 “Turbo charged” from RADCON brand which I believe is the european version of Radio Shack.