Kyosho Thunderbird Stock Car

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In 1991 Kyosho released their Thunderbird Stock Car, a gas powered 1/10 2wd on-road model. Based on the 1/10 2wd off-road Rampage buggy meant that under the sleek stock car body was an aluminum pan style chassis with molded nylon front and rear bulkheads locating the four-wheel independent lower a-arm and fixed camber link suspension. Aluminum capped, nylon bodied, oil filled coilover shocks raked heavily to meet the new lower profile aluminum shock towers front and rear. Steering of the inline axle blocks was actuated through adjustable tie rods leading to twin bellcranks with a built-in servo saver sandwiched under an aluminum front plate that tied the steering to the front bulkhead for strength. Preinstalled to the center of the chassis was an O.S. .12 CZ-R engine with recoil starter delivering power through a pinion and spur primary drive turning a bearing mounted prop shaft that utilized a belt final drive to connect to the bevel geared differential. Metal dogbones sent the power out past plastic rear carriers to black nylon wheels sporting green dot foam tires all around spinning on a complete set of bronze bushings. A clear lexan T-Bird body, large front bumper, flip top gas tank, four AA receiver pack and four D-cell glow plug ignitor pack were included (minus batteries) with the partially assembled kit, which was sold less radio: