This is as vintage as it gets...

[Tunedfrog]

I was surfing the web and ran across this picture, I thought it was pretty cool.
It's an 3/8 scale built in the 50s.

 

[Chubaka]

Very neat. I wonder if all that work was thrown away today.

 

[Doom!]

Too cool!

 

[Greywolf74]

That was me and my pops!

That is really cool actually

 

[Tunedfrog]

I just can't imagine packing that transmitter around..

 

[pug]

Is that a Lead-Acid battery?

 

[Tunedfrog]

Looks to be heavy enough..

 

[WickedFog]

Pretty cool. That had to be for a movie prop or something. Reminds me of the Thunderbirds

 

[Greywolf74]

Is that a Lead-Acid battery?

It shore aint no lipo!

 

[tntpoof]

I do believe that model is in the henry ford museum

 

[Chubaka]

Pretty cool. That had to be for a movie prop or something. Reminds me of the Thunderbirds

Looks like it says "ford power" on the servo.

 

[WickedFog]

Looks like it says "ford power" on the servo.

That's not the servo is it? I thought that was a battery.

 

[Chubaka]

That's not the servo is it? I thought that was a battery.

Meant to put where the servo goes, but I'm multi tasking and listtening to music. Be glad I didnt post parts of the song.
Found this.

https://www.rccaraction.com/ford-built-38-scale-rc-cars-in-the-1950s/

 

[WickedFog]

Wow, thanks for digging that up. That is freakin cool!

 

[AlanDewey]

Cool. but does not look very fast

 

[Tunedfrog]

Wouldn't exactly win a speed run would it?

 

[Greywolf74]

Romeyne Hammond is the OG of the RC game!

 

[Chubaka]

Wouldn't exactly win a speed run would it?

For its day that was hauling ass, but when you have rubber bands on the wheel driving, thats worse then plastic drive shafts.

 

[STONER RC]

I was surfing the web and ran across this picture, I thought it was pretty cool.
It's an 3/8 scale built in the 50s.

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Oh wow that is awesome. That is a serious controller they have there. I really like the attached wire...WOW!!
VERY COOL

 

[Be Ready]

RC sure has come a long way.... Cool old photo. Look mom ... No seat belts.