First Mini RC? Could be!

Bit boy · Post by **Bit boy** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:26 am

My best friend has what I think might be the first mini rc its about 5 inches long and has a lexan pan car style chassis it has a Parma motor and little tiny foam tires. I was wondering if any oldtimers had some info

cowfish_29 · Post by **cowfish_29** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:34 am

i'm not old, but do you have pics? i wanna see it..

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:39 am

sounds like it could be an Epoch, those are about 4 inches long

cowfish_29 · Post by **cowfish_29** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 12:42 am

dammmnn cabo you're fast, i JUST posted about 10 secs ago...

bitboy: did it look pretty new or older? i've seen somthing like that before, but i don't remember exactly..

PiMp_C · Post by **PiMp_C** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 6:55 am

Are you sure its not longer than 5"?

Bit boy · Post by **Bit boy** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:18 am

Its pretty old 80's at the newest it has a black 911 body also made of lexan. Its at the longest no more than 5 1/2 in

CheeseWarfare · Post by **CheeseWarfare** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:33 pm

Post a pic so we can see this ride you talkn'bout.

Bit boy · Post by **Bit boy** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 5:43 pm

No digi and no scanner

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:21 pm

I know what your talking about. I rememeber seeing those in RC Car Action about mid 90s. I believe they were made by Buds Racing Products. (BRP)

I believe, if I remember right, the Kawada Tripmate came out about the same time, if not first. I'll dig through my old mags see if I can find more.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:31 pm

I forgot I threw my magazines away when we moved.

This is not exactly what I was talking about, but apparently it is the current model. The DTM model is 1/24 scale like the Kawada Tripmate.

http://rccaraction.com/articles/micro_car2.asp

Does that look anything like what your talking about?

Also you mentioned it has a Parma motor, I seem to recall Parma making something similar around the same time. Parma kits were just simple flat pan chassis.

Bit boy · Post by **Bit boy** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:56 pm

The chassis is simply a piece of lexan

cj · Post by cj » Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:27 pm

Are there any numbers/letters/words on the motor chassis or other parts?
besides Parma

does it look like any of these?

Bit boy · Post by **Bit boy** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:25 am

the chassis is a clear pice of lexan. I havent seen it for a long time so the only marking i remember is the motor said Parma Dragon on it. I need to go to his house this weekend to pickup a PS2 game so i might buy it then.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:40 am

Bit boy wrote:The chassis is simply a piece of lexan

Ahh, yes, I remember now that you mention it's clear.

Yes that was made by Parma, around '96-'97.

Now I need to search for some evidence to back up my memory, but I remember this clearly because I always thought it was funny that the RC business was getting so high tech, and Parma just kept making simple pan cars, when I say simple, I mean simple. Very basic stuff.

***couldn't find anything doing a quick search, so I emailed Parma, we'll see if they get back to me.

CheeseWarfare · Post by **CheeseWarfare** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:33 am

Awsome! Wierd wild stuff!

Sell it on eBay for a coupe hunred bux!