This was my first ever "hobby grade" which I bought with my own money I had made over the summer. Took 10 hours to charge and lasted 7 mins. But damn those were the best 7 mins of my 11 year old life.

As a kid in the 80's and 90's all I had was cheaper RadioShack and Tyco cars. I was still spoiled with what I had with my toy grade RCs but my uncle never disappointed on Christmas.

Radio Shack kid for sure. I had the Color Computer 3, the Golden Arrow Buggy, and the Robie Sr. robot too!! I ended up with the Golden Arrow because the Audi Quattro from RS didn't work. So glad to see this!

Just found one for 8$ swapmeet me and my son love ❤️ it oh the nostalgia brother I’m 49 miss Radios Shack great times 🇺🇸

My stepfather was a manager at Radio Shack and one night I was at the store with him and an employee as they were finishing up inventory, and he brought this thing out. I think someone returned it. I knew that it could do 40 mph, and I couldn't comprehend what it would look like to see an RC car going that fast. He powered it up and just ran it around the store for a few seconds. It was amazing, but it couldn't really do much b/c it was confined, and the slippery floor meant it couldn't get any traction. I knew just ONE kid at school that had one. I never got to see one in action back then. I've thought about buying one off eBay but I'm sure it won't be the same as it would have been to see it as a kid. My first hobby grade car was a Typhon 6S, nearly twice as fast out of the box. I miss Radio Shack.

My dad got me one for Christmas when I was 10. Good memories of a time with no worries about anything except who I was going to play with.

i saved up my money mowing yards as a kid and bought this car, two nicd battery packs and the fast charger that goes to a 12v car battery, at least thats what i used. i beat the crap out of that thing. my friend across the street got a hobby grade ta rc10, and my golden arrow had better accerlation, better cornering and better top end. he had to put it together too, he was pissed and i was happy. my rear tires were bald before i destroyed the pcb, i crashed it with the body off of it, as that body was heavy and weighed it down. it was super tough to control off road, it would bounce around like crazy and spin out so easily. i just remembered i would tape the battery to the top of the rear wing, and it would wheelie lol i managed the keep the fast nicd charger but the car got tossed probably back in 1991 or so, i picked up another back in 2009 for like $30 off of ebay and it was in mint condition but didnt have a controller, i eventually got a controller for it and bashed it around with my traxxas stuf, while it was bad ass back in 89, it is nothing compared modern rc.

Oh boy, what a trip back. That was my first, I’m 50. 😂

I have two. One was my grandpa's, one was my dad's. I started with a grasshopper. Good times

I have 2. Their still awesome so many years later.

Cool vintage RC, make it a speed demon

Up until 2 years ago I thought RCs were still like that :D I wish someone recorded my face when I saw my first modern RC the Traxxas Slash :D

I remember drooling over this at radio shack in the mall.

Tamiya frog or hornet tires are a perfect replacement for that.. I had one of those. I'll race ya with my Grasshopper. Lol

My neighbor had one of these and it was awesome! We glued the rear tires on cause the wheel would spin. And that turbo would send it over my bmx ramp for some sweet air! Thing never broke

YOLO it man! Put a brushless system on it and make it fly for all the people who loved it like me back in the day!

Omg the Golden Arrow was my dream RC as a kid

The Golden Arrow was only a dream for me. We drove an hour and half to Birmingham, AL to Sams club where I saw my first one. Parents would only buy me a Turbo Hopper from Tyco.

In Australia in the 80's everyone had a TAIYO JET HOPPER 1/16. Never heard of this one.

sweet car! it's like an old actual car. get some tires and let it sit on the shelf as a queen as it earned that right years ago. there are so few left i imagine. don't destroy it

I have two of them and have owned 4 total. An rc my dad never let me and my brother drive.

Wow,I found the 4x4 dual motor version at a flea market missing one shock $12!, steel driveshafts wild hubs,belly pan take 2 tamiya battery, and like 10 AA for "esc" giant computer board,had to have it lol

Memories for sure, in Canada our fav was the Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper (Circa 1986). 100 percent powered by 8 AA Batteries that were done in 8-9 minutes. I needed a part-time job just to run it. Thats when I was first introduced to Dopamine and well, here we are... 😶‍🌫

This is what started my family into rc racing and we've been doing it from then till now!

Radiolink was so cool them and Tyco from Toy R US they had them behind the glass.

Very cool man, love that car! Mod it for sure. But don't go crazy with brushless. Just put a good brushed motor in it with a 1060HW esc, lipo, new modern servo and new rear tires that are close to original style. I'm pretty sure that's got a Mabuchi 540 in it, so you can put a good much hotter brushed in its place. I think brushless will just tear the gears out of it.

Radio Shack was putting out better RC cars than Tamiya interms of robustness lol

Definitely makes me feel nostalgic. I didn't have my first RC until a few years ago. My parents bought what they thought I wanted. Not what I actually wanted. I guess that's why I am now the RC Addict that I am. Keep The Hobby Alive!!!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾

I didn't think it would even go that fast lol.gotta love the og stuff .make the thing brushless👍

in the 1980s this lower grade rc did not have a BEC(battery eliminating circuit) so you needed 4.8-6 volts to power the radio and the 7.4 nicad(not nimh yet) to power the 540 motor.

I was a Tamiya guy. Rough Rider and my brother had the Grasshopper.

My first RC back in 91 was Team Associated RC10 Championship Edition with Stealth Transmission. Raced it nack then and still have it today. Drives great!

I used to go to Radio Shack in my local mall and salivate over those. Never had one but did have a Tyco Turbo Hopper which was comparable.

Very similar style to this lass' 90s buggy the Nikko Mars Rover. Have so many fond memories with that car. This looks a fair bit more advanced than mine was.

Wow brings back memories

Mod it, but keep it brushed. Can’t wait to see the outcome.

I was a Nikko kid, I drooled over the top end Radioshack cars. A close friend of mine had the Golden Arrow.... Tamiya never really made it into my neck of the woods, no one here owned them and no one knew about them back then

Awesome! I’ve got the nikko Super Lobo that is still all stock & a thunderbolt that I put new brushed electronics in with an old Traxxas stinger motor. Same chassis and also shared a lot of parts with the Traxxas Cat. Tamiya frog/hornet rims are direct fit & a lot easier to source than the stock rear tires.

Tamiya tires and rims fit no problem. Upgraded just about everything but the motor on mine and it is more fun to drive.

I put my lunchbox wheels and tires on mine back in the day!! Worked awesome and held up!!

I had a golden arrow. When I did . I took it apart and wired the radio batteries to the battery pack to save weight and it also improved distance

I had a red arrow back than thanks for sharing !

Your Amy Winehouse Rolling Stone shirt is dope!

Yolo baby! Maximum full berries ripper 💪

Hey there! I remember meeting you at the Bristol 1000 And if Ethan remembers I had the blue/green losi ten sct You guys are just as kind and amazing in real life as you are on youtube!

It was Nikko for me but damn man what a find. RIP IT!! Great video

I had one when I was young. I thought it was great.

I love and somewhat collect vintage radio Shack RC’s.. still looking for a golden arrow and a red arrow

I loved the golden arrow, it was a nikko built unit, I was one of them tyco turbo hopper kids lol

I had this when I was a kid

I use to have the Radio Shack Micro rc cars when i was younger.....

Dude that thing is epic!! I had a MRC that was a twin to that. It was red with gold wheels and the same tires

Have a good week really great channel

your GA is sick man, they run around 18 to 20mph,

OMG! The 80's. People had to try to rap about everything. Hahaha. BTW, what was up with that cowboy hat in the suit?👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾

This is a cousin to The Traxxas Cat. And that is what I started with. It was also the kit version. I got it for Christmas in 1987.

Great vid my first legit rc was a RadioShack Red Arrow Buggy 👍

Really nice car

I have 2 , one brushless one 10t brush , very cool cars

Oh man. My cousin had a Golden Arrow. I had a Nikko Aero. So much amateur dirt racing. So many NICAD batteries. Also, that b-roll soundtrack was top notch.

The 4 AA batteries were for the receiver and servos. I remember having to charge the battery pack overnight to have 10 minutes of play. If this battery had to power the other devices, might of only had like 6 minutes of play. Use water and baking soda to clean the oxidation in the battery compartment

This is awesome

My parents bought me one when I was 9 or 10. Still have it. Price tag said it was $109.00. That was when they first got released.

I have the monster truck version, but all I have left of it is the body and mounts tires and wheels it has a blower popping oit of the hood and like zoomies sticking out the bed , and the Christmas before that my favorite aunt got me a lobo II buggy and my brother a 57 Chevy with fat slick back tires and that was 34 years ago good lord Sears and Radio Shack thise were the stores!!!!!

Ha! I had the red arrow, and my friend had that one, and the black phantom I believe it was called. Then later another friend brought over a Traxxas nitro buggy...

I miss my Golden Arrow

Dang now I want to drive my Grasshopper. Hahaha

Good morning brother cool car

Couldn’t afford the Golden Arrow and for sure couldn’t afford any Tamiyas back in the day. I wanted a Frog, that buggy and this Shinsei Lamborghini Countach that was behind the glass at Toys R Us.

great video!!!

An old toothbrush with water and baking soda will clean off that corrosion with a rinse with wd40. Yeah this thing was an eye catcher back in the day. They went pretty darn good! Better than anything I had at the time! Great video dude! I’d keep it stock so you don’t break it!😝✌🏻💯🍻

Great video

They ran the double A's for the servo. To free up more power for the motor. I forget which radio shack buggy it was. It was pretty much exactly the same as the Golden arrow. But ran off the 7.2 only. My friend had it and it was substantially slower than my Golden arrow. So back in the day when I looked for an RC car and made sure it took the double A's in the nicad.

Love it man! wish i would've held on to all my childhood RC's but like most i beat the ever loving ish out of them!😂

Man I upgraded my golden arrow. With servos and things. I owned a lot of Tamiya ones but someone stole them

I had the blue shark from RadioShack 9.6v and don’t forget sears had some nice ones to my uncle had the lobo

was my first rc with 540 mabuchi motor!

Put a 3s pack in it, way more fun. And then rebuild after she melts hahaha Mine didn't melt but I only ran in for 5 minutes! But the stock items took it really well. If we had LiPo bats in the 80's-90's that would have been great.. Zing

As far as I know ,this car has one of the first cars with a ESC that could run a 540 motor

i had a turbo hopper that was my 1st rc then a bandit brushless up

I had a radio shack in the 90s it was rebadged in New Zealand as a nikko venus my younger brother had a jethopper

Make that thing rip my dude! We wana see a brushless restomod

I’m in my mid-30s, I got into RC in the late 90s and it was mostly TycoRC for me. Nice car!

Man I remember sitting at the table and watching my older buddy pick out each and every part for his losi buggy from a black and white catalog.. thing was quick but the nimh battery also ran out quick..

Restomod it, clean it up, keep it as a shelf queen. Don't put a brushless system in it, you'll only destroy it. There are tons of other RCs that you can put a brushless system in. This one should be kept stock and enjoyed for what it is.

My Tyco was gold and black....it broke after 20 minutes. My nostalgia lies with G1 Transformers and GIJoe, anyone remember Constructs???? Legos that didn't come in a kit? Just a huge container with different stuff in it. Had to use your imagination for those!

I think that you should make it brushless and take it to a indoor track and race it my friend

Man I had one. But some stole my rc. That one and lunch box and grass hoppers.

Nostalgia 30's buyer here too! Great video as usual brother. I did a TYCO Rebound conversion to 3s and got a short video on youtube.

I also remember the Red Arrow buggy. Basically the same thing, only red. One which I used to own, the Black Phantom was badass too. Twin motor 4x4 buggy. Weird looking thing but it had some decent speed with a good battery. I actually miss the old bastard now.

Rip that biscuit!

So many companies ripped off that tamiya gearbox 😂

Every RC I had growing up only turned in reverse ha.

I had red arrow lol

Only had a cheap $20 radio shack one. Wanted a jet hopper at the time but got talked out of the idea and didn't want to go full Tamiya. Just bought a Jet Fighter II cheap and hoping I can test it with my old controller, it's in too good shape to flog it tho

Hello from southeast alaska I hope your day is going well bro

Was always a tamiya guy, got my first when I was a kid back in '86. Was the Wild Willy. Great memories :-) think the AA's were for the rx, no BEC's back then! Lol. Great video mate, will be subbing!

This is hands down the best car you have had on here in a very long time. I had this and the red arrow as a kid and they were out with losi because I had a losi jrx2 that I raced. Associated as well wasn't just tamyia the golden arrow amd red arrow I bought new from radio shack when I had my losi because my dad wouldn't let me drive my losi off the race track lol. All 3 were released in 87 or 88. My buddy took 2 place in a novice a main with a golden arrow way back then when there was no brushless motors and every class had a motor limit. Great cars for toy grade. Cool thing was you could buy replacement parts from nikko who made the cars. You couldn't do that with toy's r us cars or Walmart crap

You should throw in modern electronics and take it to the track to race its closest modern competitor

Let it rip !