T.O.P models TRX hybrid
 

Does anybody remember this car? Did you have one, pics,links etc would be great:)

i remember it, it looked awesome, but never saw one on the track. Probably have pictures in an old mag at my parents house. think there was a thread on here not long back about it, try searching for "hybrid".

yeah, i remember it well. I had to run one when i was a team driver.

the car was severely narrow at the rear, so any sign of grip on a corner and the car would flip over. absolutely great for everything else though ;)

...it had Traxxas dampers on it as well :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

Top Models Hybrid. RPM Ultra chassis and Worlds suspension, RC10 Stealth gearbox with Losi Hydradrive, Traxxas shocks, HPI wheels. Quincey has one. http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_m...22265&sid=2447

Cheers terry. I think RRC done a review if anybody has the mag could they scan it and send it to me please:):)

lol, that weblink claims that i won everything with it, yet i don't remember winning anything!!! :woot:

Hi Stegger i have the mag with the top models hybrid review i will scan it for you tonight. give me a pm with your email address.
Cheers James.

Haha that's quality!! It was never 95/96 that it was released either surely??? More like 93 no???

yeah Nick, it was probably even earlier than that TBH.

if that car had a wider rear end, it would've kicked so much ass you know

I have one in bits.... (new bits ;) )

A great car, but yes it used to fall over due to being so narrow, also the chassis broke at the rear, so much so that Brian Stacey (then owner of T.O.P) made a carbon plate that went under the tranny which I still have somewhere - it must be the thinnest bit of carbon you've ever seen!

As I keep telling terry, it didn't come with the Hydra as stock, but it was an option :lol::lol::lol:

Release was late 1992, price £194.95

Hope that helps

Brian is no longer the owner he hasn't been for just over 10 years. Dave vine the owner now asked me to put this on. HKP if you were wanting to sell the car ring him he may be interested;)
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Hey Stegger.. Yup I know Dave well. :) I was just saying that Brian made the carbon bit years ago to improve the breaking chassis issue.

I have RCMC and RCCi reviews of both the Hybrid and the Hybrid truck which i did have online but seeing as I'm now associated with one of the UK mags, thought it best to take them offline - don't wanna get me knuckles rapped for copyright infringement like!!

I think i remember Duncan Lewis from Shrewsbury models running one of these back in the day when BCL meetings we're the Nationals of the Midlands.

Seem to remember Craig / Richard Hughes might have run one, or it could have been one of the Jerrom (spelling) twins.

Wow.. now that it years ago.

i thought Duncan Lewis and the Hughes's ran the Traxxas TRX1 mate?

mmmmm, no steering

it looks like a traxxas... ;)

everything looks like a traxxas Rob :drool:

This is what one looks like built.. A lot like a Losi XX built with RC10 bits really..

Hybrid
 

I had one - CRAP - the only pictures you will find is it upside down

You could stop them from rolling over by keeping the COG low - for instance not mounting the speedo and RX on top of the batteries. Also using shorter shocks at the front helped. The biggest problem was that you couldn't easily mount an anti-roll bar on it thus causing the grip roll issue.

Great concept though :)

i Had one it was fab!!!! it was Doddy's old one i belive