Originally Posted by Scottrik
If you want to see some EARLY 1/12 cars here's a site for ya:
RC Car Museum
IIR, the "old school" front end was designed/developed by one Gil Losi. This was supposedly the reason for the "L" on RC12L
If I'm not mistaken, the first reactive caster car was one of the Trinity (Switchblade?).
Scottrik
WOW if that does not make me feel old, I have the first associated 1/12 scale car in the closet!! 12e, with the Kydex top plate.