what car is this?
 

hello.....

just been looking through stu's pic's of the 2nd vintage race....can anyone please tell me what this car is please cos i love it

http://www.northernracer.com/vintageathon/24.htm

cheers ahead

looks like a kyosho javelin to me

Aye Javalin, same as an optima, rear motor, chain drive 4wd

one things for sure, it went like a piece of shit :D

cant complain for a 1985 car! lol

It's actually Jimmy's Javelin, allthough it was being run by John Price. It was a bit slow in a straight line as it had a very steady motor in to preserve the antique chain drive, it looked like it was handling really well tho, it's shocks & damping are silky smooth.

Eee, they don't built 'em like that any more.

I think we are all posting at the same time.

is it a javalin or a optima then ?

Its a Javelin, approx 23yrs old and i didn't want to break it ;)
Actually it wasn't too bad, rear grip was a little poor, but not abismal, could probably be dialed out.

Looks pretty god damn cool though :cool:

I gave john a bag of bits, dirty and greasy, hes done a bit of a good job!

Didn't the bag of bits get passed along about 2 years ago???

cool reminds me of another project of urs jimmy?

its the canines undercarriage..i want one

Javelin
 

I don't know much about this racing lark, but judging by the grin on john's face after his 2nd heat it must have been fun to drive, 25 years old or not!