Not one needing a garage, MoT or insurance, thankfully. I used to read about these Tamiya Hilux trucks in brochures when I was a kid. They are regarded as the best made RC cars of the time, because the entire chassis and suspension was made of metal. Hell, it even has a 3 speed gearbox which you can shift via the radio unit. I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to own one. All I gotta do now is find a 4 channel Acoms/Futaba radio unit and speed controller. If you think the original Hilux is a tough old boot, its RC dwarf brother is pretty hardcore. Cheers to David Yu (www.auto-journals.com) for parting with his childhood companion.
Am I the only one who gets a little damp ‘down there’ seeing these mini leaf springs and 4wd drive couplings, all crafted out of precise 1970s Japanese metal?
The advantage of owning a model Hilux as opposed to a real one is that you don’t get hounded by travellers asking if you’d like to swap it for a caravan or dog. Whether you say yes or no, the chances of it being on the drive by dawn are remarkably slim. Allegedly.