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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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Nobody has yet mentioned how weird those look without a driver doll. Of all the car models that would seem to require one...it's THIS. :?

I'm not sure what looks dumber actually driving around...a modern cab-forward body that looks nothing like a real car, or an open cockpit vintage car model sans driver. :lol:
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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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Coelacanth wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:38 pm Nobody has yet mentioned how weird those look without a driver doll. Of all the car models that would seem to require one...it's THIS. :?

I'm not sure what looks dumber actually driving around...a modern cab-forward body that looks nothing like a real car, or an open cockpit vintage car model sans driver. :lol:
Of course you're right on that but I'll go one step further.
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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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Coelacanth wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:38 pm I'm not sure what looks dumber actually driving around...a modern cab-forward body that looks nothing like a real car, or an open cockpit vintage car model sans driver. :lol:
:lol: they both look dumb, but cab-forward is the undisputed heavyweight world champion of looking dumb.

WW1 fighter pilot figures are readily available to serve as driver of the 20s sprint car. Nothing fixes cab-forward.

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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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Without a driver, maybe it would be an even earlier version of K.I.T.T. than K.A.R.R., with this being the Knight Industries One Thousand: K.I.O.T.
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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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Eddie Rickenbacker would be a good choice
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Re: Traxxas Sprint Car

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I found one locally for $600. Almost want to get it and see if I fall in love with it, or just flip it if I don't.
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