Vintage 1970s 1/8 scale Dynamic Models RC Car

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Vintage 1970s Dynamic Models RC Car If you know anything about vintage radio control, this model is one of them that started it all. In the late 1960s, a few modelers in California were hand making their own RC cars as kits were not available. A few of those modelers started their own companies. Dynamic Models was already making slot cars and they applied their expertise to RC cars. They came as a kit and had to be assembled. By 1973, Dynamic Models RC cars were no longer listed in RC buyers catalogs. This car was purchased by the original owner. He ran this car a few times, and would run it once in awhile, and eventually put it away and raced another car. It has full suspension and adjustments. The rear suspension arms were known to be weak hence the custom rear end arms. The original arms are included if you want the factory original look. Personally, I like the custom made arms. The rear end has a small screw in the back with a rubber gasket to lube the rear during racing. The chassis is magnesium with aluminum rims and solid rubber tires. A scrap piece of thin sheet aluminum was bent and used to hold down the fuel tank and the receiver. It can easily be removed as I do not think this was original. Mounted is an Enya .19 engine and an MRC 3 channel RC unit with the Transmitter wrapped in vinyl like Kraft used to do. These units read more