That is a really clean car. Mine, no matter how much i clean them, never look like that after 3 or 4 runs. I had several original Kyosho cars. Of the Kyosho's i had, my favorite was always the Raider, second was the Scorpion. Of the Optima and Ultima, the only one i ever owned was a used Optima...
I see them on eBay every once in awhile, but, honestly, for what it is, i have no plans to ever spend that much for basically a shelf queen, especially since most parts arent available anymore (it needs diff gears, but they havent been available anywhere for quite awhile now). I do have a couple...
This is the very first RC car I ever owned. Bonus points if you can identify it. It's apart because I blew the plastic gears in the diff, and can't find any.