Golden Arrow Buggy

[red baron]

Hey everybody,

I'm new here and was curious about something. I have a Radio Shack Golden Arrow Buggy and was wondering if anybody knows how fast they are and any other information on it. I've had it for years now (been sitting in the closet for a long time now). I'll be "upgrading" to a Revo within the next month or so and I thought that I could get my daughter started with the Golden Arrow to get her feet wet with the whole R/C thing. Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[hudler]

My first RC was a golden arrow, loved it, it is in pieces in my basement...pretty fast for a radio shack special.

 

[red baron]

My first RC was a golden arrow, loved it, it is in pieces in my basement...pretty fast for a radio shack special.

It is pretty fast...but I'm assuming that the Revo can do circles around it? You have any idea how fast the Golden Arrow is?

 

[hudler]

NOt really I would guess about 20-24mph, something like that anyway.

 

[olds97_lss]

Yeah, I'd say the same. Although, if you gut it, put a good receiver/esc/motor/servo in it, it could be much faster... but parts support would be a biach.

I had one as well when I was 14 (14 years ago...). My older brothers bought it for me for christmas. It was my first and only "real" rc until about 3 years ago. Now, I've had a few.

You may want to ditch the idea of letting anyone use it though. Electric "Known" buggy's, stadium trucks and monster trucks aren't all that expensive compared to the nitro cousins. And you will have parts support if you buy something that is current.

Just my .02

 

[joneser4u]

It will do about 30 if you hollow out the chassie so it accepts a 9.6v pack

 

[red baron]

20 mph isn't too bad. How do you hollow out the chassis? Thanks for the info.

 

[joneser4u]

When you open the battery box on bottom of the car. You see a pllace for 4AA batteries for your servos then there is a spot behind that for your 7.2v pack for the motor. A 9.6v pack is wider and slimmer than a 7.2v pack. So you just trim plastic till the 9.6v fits in there.

 

[red baron]

Thanks for the info.

 

[joneser4u]

they have the same plug and it makes the buggy almost uncontrolable

 

[gillbot]

I got one off of ebay and it arrived today... broken. Now I get the hassle of dealing with the seller over it. YAY!

I was gonna use it as a shelf queen as a reminder of all the ones I destroyed when I was a kid.

I'd say get your daughter a more common buggy so parts are more easily found. Maybe an RC10 or something, that way if it breaks, it'll be an easy fix.

 

[joneser4u]

whats broke about it?

 

[gillbot]

the steering tab that mounts to the servo.

After two days it started glitching real bad too.

 

[joneser4u]

I have some stuff still salvageable on mine, you interested?

 

[gillbot]

sure, depending on price. Got aim or any other instant messenger?

 

[joneser4u]

No need for discussion, just promise you will get some use of it and its all yours. The price will be shipping only, its the holidays and I will never enjoy this rig like I did in grade school, so if you need it its yours!

 

[olds97_lss]

I had one as well, but if I could find it, I'd give whatever's left to you... I tried finding it last time I was at my parents house, but I have a nasty feeling that it got thrown out. It has been 15 years...

 

[joneser4u]

I'm a packrat like that

 

[gillbot]

sounds great to me. I could definately use the parts!! I'm trying to restore mine. I had to get one since I destroyed like 7 of them when I was younger.

drop me a line at [email protected] and we'll setup payment.