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Coelacanth wrote:

MelvinsArmy wrote:

Coelacanth wrote:arf makes a good point, though. RC gives us the opportunity to play with (or race) models of cars most of us could only dream of, otherwise.

You mean like a model GT40? I don't know, aside from the looks of a body I see no comparison to a full sized car.

C'mon, aren't you missing the point? When I was in my teens, something about the mean-looking Mopar muscle-cars totally caught my fancy...I built plastic models of them, I bought AFX slot cars of them, and in the mid-80's when I built my first Optima, I fitted a Parma Charger body on it. Of course it wasn't a 1:1 Charger, but I sure enjoyed driving that around, and showing it off!

I don't think I'm missing the point. Was your model or r/c ever a real substitue for a full sized Charger? Not any more than a Gran Turismo type video game is.

No, Scotts not missing the point. I realize a few posts back that I listed a non-racer, the Kyosho Blizzard as my most desired RC right now. The Brooklyn boy is right on.

A "real substitute"? Well, even though I cut the side windows out and the doors wouldn't open, I tried getting inside the car Dukes-of-Hazzard-style but couldn't fit. Other than that, it was a pretty good substitute.

I think any form of nostalgia is different for every person. Every person comes from different experiences. Someone who raced back in the day might want to collect all race cars. Or... maybe back in the day when they were racing they always wanted to have a Clodbuster but never did. Maybe that's what they're into now.

I don't know. I'm just thinking out loud and playing a little bit of devil's advocate.

I think the hobby as a whole has gotten much bigger than the so called hay days! Because of the ready to run market. I see alot more kids running rc cars and trucks now than I did growing up. I would Have never thought a rc10 or a grasshopper or blackfoot would be desirable then because the market was flooded with them! So i think that there will be something that will be vintage but im not sure what at this point.

The only problem is those RTR kits don't necessarily keep people in the hobby.

My answer for the thread... JConcepts BJ4 (Maybe its already vintage?)

Sorry I'm getting into this late, I noticed a few pages back that 5.0 mustangs are not sought after... That is not correct, they are but only the Special editions (IE: Cobras, GTs, anniversary editions) very well taken care of ones and low mileage bring in the money. Since cars 1975 and later saw huge declines in structural metals, it very easy to see a car since then that has had extensive damage. Going by what was said in that post, you are correct. Special edition RC10's bring the big money... Same goes for the fox body Mustang.

Oh and SHO Taurus's? They are a dime a dozen, same goes for turbo thunderbirds... I saw 2 very good versions of those sell live at Barret Jackson for less than $5000 each. But I have seen many Fox body Cobras bring $30000+ which is $10000+ more than what they brought brand new.

hmm, ive pondered this many a times while in my happy place and i guess ill ad my "young punk" .02 into the mix

my money goes, and it pains me to say it, on the slash 2wd. it started this short bus silliness and has probably sold more then any rc in recent history. option parts are available from everybody and their brother. only car i can think of off the top of my head that can compare would maybe be the rc10's. i think its safe to say the slash is the most important car of this era.

the hobby is bigger then ever too, so many aftermarket and chassis makers out there its insane. if you have a cnc machine and an ebay account with a catchy name you can call yourself a aftermarket brand.

i also think crawlers/scalers and the top tier race brands may be the cars from this era that see some good money. every time you see one posted on a forum you get 2 pages of compliments and +1's.

rtr is a blessing and a curse, it may hurt the hobby in the long run but right now its keeping the shops and tracks above water and keeping the hobby as a whole alive. rtr's with few exceptions may not be as sought after. i too feel race kits will be the most desired with the handful of exceptions