Thanks for the suggestions guys, after removing the electrics I set to work with a brush, a cloth and some GT85 after which it looked like this:
You were right about the gear diffs too, I was quite surprised by this:
I'm thinking its between a turbo optima mid and an optima mid custom special, what were the differences between these two cars as from what I've read they both had gear diffs and gold shocks?
You were right about the rear wheels they weren't even on the hexs, I've fitted a set from my lazer ZX5 for now.