Closely resembling Schumacher's 1997 Cat 2000/Fireblade 2000 full page ad this '98 version included space for the SST 2000 while pitching the availability of factory direct purchasing:
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In keeping with Schumacher's history of continual evolution 1998 saw the release of the Fireblade 2000 USA. Changes over the original Fireblade included a relocated transmission for lower polar rotation, bulkhead refinements, and a return to...
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Schumacher must have changed ad agencies between the Fireblade and the Fireblade USA :lol:
Schumacher introduced an all new 2wd buggy in 1997, the Fireblade 2000. An exercise in radically lower center of gravity, everything on the Fireblade was about getting vehicle weight as close to the ground as possible. The redesigned slipperless...
A nitro version of Schumacher's SST 2000 electric 4wd touring car hit the market in 1998, dubbed the Nitro SST it retained the same Cat 2000 4wd buggy sourced drivetrain as the electric SST but on a nitro specific twin deck carbon fiber chassis:...
Schumacher taking a moment away from single product advertisements to showcase a multitude of their vehicles, from the Cat 2000 and Fireblade 2000 to the SST 2000 and Nitro Storm 21XS
The Cougar 2000 came out in 1993 as Schumacher's replacement for the Cougar II 2wd buggy. Gone was the aluminum chassis and belt driven transmission, replaced by a double deck fiberglass chassis, gear driven trans, as well as longer control arms and...
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I bought a 95 Team car version of the Cougar 2000. By this time though, my 1:1 drag race Pinto was ready to run, so the Cougar didn't see much action.
1996 brought to market the Schumacher Scale Tourer... SST 2000. Utilizing the Cat 2000 drivetrain in a 4wd 1/10 double deck touring car chassis the SST 2000 would see yearly updates to improve handling. First in 1997 with the SST 2000 SP which...
1992 saw the release of the Nitro 10 MK2. The Mark 2 version brought an updated S15R2 .15 motor and expanded vehicle lineup to the existing Schumacher Nitro 10 platform.
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Yeah nah, that's not correct. Mk1 was Irvine S15R at .15 / 2.5cc. Mk2 Irvine S15R2, still at .15 / 2.5cc - just a few slight improvements (block, carb, etc.). Mk3 came with the option of a .12 engine (a Leo, from memory), or no engine at all, and...
1992 brought the debut of Schumacher's new Bosscat. The gradual evolution of the CAT to the Pro Cat SE gave way to a completely new 4WD buggy. Carbon fiber replaced fiberglass in the new chassis and shock towers, the suspension was redesigned for...
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To me this represents the ultimate expression of the original series. Although it doesn't share a lot of parts with the CAT, XLS, or Pro CAT, the overall design philosophy was the same. Last of the pillow ball CATs. :D
Brought to market in 1990 and based on the Cougar aluminum chassis the Shotgun with its high riding body was Schumacher's introduction to the monster truck racing scene.
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Schumacher was a rare animal in my neck of the woods, special order stuff. Comically, I don't even remember any of the local hobby shops carrying Traxxas cars or parts back in the day... JMHNBSA2 :wink: :D
Released by Schumacher in 1991 the Nitro 10 shared the same chassis as its electric counterparts and could be had in a variety of configurations from stadium trucks and buggies to on-road touring cars, in both two and four wheel drive. Featured here...
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Would like to get a clear picture of the #4 car in that ad... it looks like it's got lightning bolts... I like lightning bolts. :mrgreen:
Introduced by Schumacher in 1991 the Cougar 2 could be had in three models, Sport, Team, and Racing, all underpinned by a formed aluminum chassis and ball differential equipped transmission.
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This is one of the most under-rated cars of all time. I switched from a Top Cat to a Losi XX at the time, so I never had a Cougar bitd. Decades later, I picked up a Cougar 2 Team and was blown away by how good it was. :D
Brought out by Schumacher in 1989 the ProCAT retained the Crashback front suspension of the original CAT lineup but on a wider fiberglass chassis that allowed for saddle pack battery mounting. The front and rear diffs were also upgraded, and on the...
The CAT XLS was an upgraded version of the Cat XL, which itself was a long wheelbase version of the original CAT (Competition All Terrain) buggy. Distribution in America was initially handled by Trinity as can be seen in this ad from 1988:
The Kong, released in 1986, was MRP's foray into 1/10th scale monster trucks. Built in conjunction with Hirobo the Kong sported huge off-road wheels and tires and a high mounted Ford F-150 truck body on top of a Hirobo 44B belt driven four-wheel...
Yeah, I had some of those and the programs they used to hand out as well. I may very well still have some of those items but haven't come across any of it in at least a decade by this point. Although, I do have a USHRA hat in my closet that I don't...
Just when I think I know about every older R/C out there, something new pops up. I'm guessing it's exceedingly rare as I've never seen one before. From the looks of it, they designed a different chassis for the Drag'n Master with some sort of weight...
This was a colored report of the first 1986 EP Off-Road All Japan Championship showcasing the variety of tuned machines from the event.
The most satisfying picture in the RC Magazine is a rare picture of a young Masami Hirosaka and his earliest...
Reconstructed into a poster :wink:
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The panda vehicles came RTR and as kits if I remember right.
Some years back the parts weren’t selling on eBay so I made a very local seller an offer and bought them all. Not long after that a seller in France had the body, sticker kit, wheels,...
Mcallister Racing was started by Gary and Cathie Mcallister in 1984. They sold the company to Ross and Becky May in 2018 who continue to produce bodies and accessories for oval and on-road vehicles.
Remember writing down the item you wanted, filling in your credit card information, mailing the slip in... then waiting a few weeks for your new thingy to show up?! Those were the days! :mrgreen:
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Ranch Pit Shop 1983...
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Whole video has tons of info. Cox Scorpion story starts at 4:00 minute mark.
Varying ads from the mid-to-late 90's in black and white to full color !
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BoLINK Saturday...
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You gotta love BoLink! Someone there was a real car guy .
They had an El Camino! :lol: How freakin' cool is that? You just know a guy who had a real one bought that body for his son, and they had a blast with it all summer and still remember it...
Held from August 3-9 in Romsey England, this is a special vintage magazine capturing the 1987 IFMAR 1/10 EP Off-Road World Championships.
This cleared up questions about the winning vehicles 1,2, and 3 in both 2WD and 4WD classes for me.
Also the...
Getting into the drag race scene in the latter part of the 1990's BoLINK introduced it's Prostock (1999) Funny Car (1998) and Econo Rail (1997) kits all based on flat plate FRP chassis designs. 1997 was also the same year BoLINK released the Muscle...
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I always wished BoLink the best. I never had a place to properly run a pan car, though. I drove mine in a parking lot, and it was just donut city.
The BoLINK Nitro Racer was a gas powered on-road/oval track car released in 1999. This ad also featured the RACEtech G-Force electric oval racer as BoLINK acquired RACEtech in 1998.
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Huh... I wasn't aware of that factoid either. I've always known the Apex10 existed, but never looked into what it was specifically in any great detail. Pretty cool stuff for sure. Bolink also had another nitro pan car that came out a year after the...
BoLINK, having a little fun with their advertising, displays a pair of Left Turn Only kits, listings for additional sport models, and a pair of new bodies in this black and white ad from 1991
Introduced in 1990 the 1/12th scale BoLINK Minicup was constructed using the same ladder plate style chassis as the 1/10th scale R/C Legend's released the very same year. Shown here the Minicup shares page space above the just released All Star...
Introduced in 1997 was the smaller 1/12th scale Little Rebel. Based off the 1/10th scale Digger chassis it utilized the wheels and tires from their previously released Minicup 1/12th scale race car. Moving a step closer to BoLINK's race cars, the ad...
The R/C Legends with its mid-motor ladder plate frame design was introduced by BoLINK in 1990 and offered in eight different bodies replicating coupes and sedans from 1934 to 1940. Shown here sharing ad space with the BoLINK Digger, it gives a taste...
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We still race them every other Sunday 8 to 10 show up. they have to be box stock, bushings and all.
Got any speed secrets?
Thanks for any help.
marty
Introduced by BoLINK in 1999 the HOT Rodz came as a coupe, sedan delivery, and a truck, underpinned by the same chassis as the Diggers that preceded them. All three body styles were featured in a characteristically playful full color ad that also...
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I remember seeing the ads for these all the time, never did buy one myself though.
BoLINK, not taking the advertising too seriously, marketed the Digger as their entry level vehicle, priced below even the 1/12th Minicup. introduced in 1993 the Digger line was based on BoLINK's R/C Legends race car... but that's another story for...
Following up the BoLINK Christmas Ads is... another BoLINK Christmas Ad! Put it here so you can see it compared to the 20th anniversary ad that ran earlier in the year. Both feature the 91 SPORT chassis which replaced the Eliminator Sport in...
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That Ranger is awesome! Thanks for posting. I had not seen that before.
A couple Christmas ads ran by BoLINK. Really liked how playful their ads were back in the day.
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Merry Christmas Everyone!!! 🎅
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I bought the Digger when they first came out because it was something I could afford as a kid. It's funny, I remember the night I put it together because the desk in my bedroom I used as a workbench was under the windows, and the moon was shining...
That's the one. The sad part is mine was that nice before I wrecked it. :lol: My father and I built it, and painted the body candy apple blue. Being a candy it was translucent, and had to be backed with a solid color. We chose silver, and it came...
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