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Originally Posted by sakadachi
(Post 14793752)
Best source for me has been eBay from the various tenants there.
Unless you have a friend in Japan who is willing to buy locally and bring them to you (like my buddy). :p |
Originally Posted by shmit 1
(Post 14793993)
The only bodies that were alowed at the 2016 world champinship were.
Mazda MX5, Honda CRX, Suzuki Swift, Nisan Silvia (S13) (S15), Mazda RX7, Honda S800, Eunos Roadster. only 2 front wheel drive bodies to choose from? suzuki swift and CRX?...:flaming: |
Originally Posted by TENCHO
(Post 14796161)
just because they are discontinued, does not mean they are not CURRENT.
they are still available for purchase at plenty of shops all over the world. tamiya discontinues all kinds of stuff right after they make it. If you're not going to accept my interpretation of the rules, try asking the guys who run the TCS. They usually ban the usage of discontinued bodies (but this can vary between individual TCS events - larger events are usually stricter). |
adding my 2cents ...I think if it states "discontinued" on the Tamiya website then its considered "no longer current". ..that is how our club interprets the rule and I am sure many others do. ...but again just my input and just how our club does it.
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It's totally out of order if the original Mini Cooper isn't allowed.
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Originally Posted by RickRST
(Post 14796927)
It's totally out of order if the original Mini Cooper isn't allowed.
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Originally Posted by monkeyracing
(Post 14780965)
Rover is accurate. The Mini was built by the Rover Group from 1986 to 2000. Before that it was built by British Leyland and BMC. It was marketed by Austin, Innocenti, Leyland, Morris, Riley, Wolseley and Rover.
I'd like to see one of the rebodied versions De Tomaso designed and Innocenti built. Those were cool little lunchboxes. https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6094/6...40b98137_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by Schs2013
(Post 14797461)
That's quite informative didn't know that quite cool.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...0598Medium.jpg |
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For the time being Mini Cooper is done. I think Tamiya needs to remark this class and bring back and retool some vintage bodies.
I would like to see a light weight Abarth 500 without the dummy engine. |
The Mini was also built in Spain by Authi and by Arica in Chile.
An all fiberglass Mini, the Mini Cord was built in Venezuela. |
For the time being Mini Cooper is done. I think Tamiya needs to remark this class and bring back and retool some vintage bodies. I would like to see a light weight Abarth 500 without the dummy engine. I'd love to see: Porsche 916 (914-6) Porsche 356 Ferrari 302GT Corvair Spider maserati birdcage tipo 61 Aston Martin DB5 to start! |
Originally Posted by eR1c
(Post 14798975)
Yes, some new and exciting bodies would be excellent!
I'd love to see: Porsche 916 (914-6) Porsche 356 Ferrari 302GT Corvair Spider maserati birdcage tipo 61 Aston Martin DB5 to start! |
MGB "gt" would be sweeeeet!
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I'll take a Bugeye Sprite! ("Frogeye" for you Brits.)
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Below is a Bugeye at the Brickyard last year. They have been holding a vintage race for several years at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and it was a great chance to see some cool cars. I was there on a practice day and they had open access to the area where the cars were being setup/worked on.
http://www.rctech.net/forum/attachme...-brickyard.jpg |
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