[Pabloman]

Originally Posted by DerbyDan

All the later released RC10s - Black tub Worlds & Team cars, Gold Pan CE (available through to end of production) & the later graphite came with the Stealth gearbox & slipper clutch which has the same basic internals that are still used in the B4 - so good the handle the torque of our modern brushless motors.... the battery mounting method remained the same with all the Ali-tubbed cars which is to be honest too tight beneath the rear bulkhead for most modern LiPo packs.

I'd like to see the RC10 re-released (so long as it was a faithfull reproduction & equal quality) - but I wonder actually how successfull it would be for Associated - there are so many of the original cars still out there that pretty much anyone who is a true enthusiast already has one (or many more!) If you are willing to search on ebay.us there are plenty of cars to choose from NIB sealed examples through to restoration projects!

I was thinking of something slightly different:

For the 30-year anniversary RC10 tribute car: A fully competitive version of the RC10.

Factory kit:

Ali Pan with built in weight mounts – in gold
Original RC10 body design
Rear motor – with mount in same style as original – in gold
Plastic all in white - B4.1 geometry arms in RC10 style – fittings for lipo shortys, saddles, sticks
Small bore B4.1 shocks / big bore springs – in gold – or big bores
2.2 wheels in chromed gold or white
CVD’s
B4 transmission - V2 Slipper – in stealth style housing – in white
Some kind of solid wing mounts for modern wings
Titanium hinge pins and turnbuckles
7075 rear hubs - in gold
CF mounts

Improved camber and caster setting ranges – same as B4
Angled steering cam perhaps

Factory Mid conversion kit – gold pan + 4 gear transmission – fits with RC10 style body – probably supplied by a third party.

RTR version available with a stars and stripes paint job
24th scale mini version available – same paint job

The Ali pans are a manufacturing nightmare compared to the plastic chassis – and perhaps don’t even handle as well. There’s surely got to be some development work to do with CF stiffening pieces, cut outs and weights? … But we do all want a gold pan – so the price could perhaps be justified.

This car then becomes the B5 Team car and goes on to win a major event … If the car turns out to be a winner … that’s got to be a half decent business plan for AE and partners?

I would buy one of these over an RB6 any day.