Thorpey69 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just putting a couple of boxes into the loft when I spotted one of my old Beatties bags,inside I found this... I believe it's a Schumacher Wildcat,I remember buying it and building it,pretty sure I got it from Maplins at lakeside and it was marketed as unbreakable,the chassis was a strange plate type affair and the car had no suspension just relied on its balloon type tyres,it has rollers at the front and the rear for when it wheelies which it did a lot! I'm very tempted to chuck some basic electrics in it and give it some grief again,the 1st time I ran it was when I lived in my flat over 10 years ago and I remember being excited as you are when you run a model for the 1st time,within 20 yards I had hit a post and broken the front of the chassis,thus disproving the unbreakable sales spiel lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Looks like a good laugh I would throw a 27t motor in and go live the old days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam911 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 looks nice but I don't like these types of RC cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Run it, it will bring a smile and a flood of happy memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthoop Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Always nice to find something you had forgotten. Good luck on parts though...should you need them. Part numbers are here though- http://www.racing-cars.com/images/Technical_info/Schumacher/Old%20Cars/Wildcat/Exploded%20Diagram/wildcatexploded.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.racing-cars.com/scp/Old_Cars_and_Parts/Wildcat.html Parts you can get for it if you require. Joys of owning a schumacher is they normally have parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthoop Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.racing-cars.com/scp/Old_Cars_and_Parts/Wildcat.html Parts you can get for it if you require. Joys of owning a schumacher is they normally have parts Check what is available....I already had a look....pretty sparse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Suppose but still it's a start and you can ring them and they can help you either track them down or tell you parts that may fit. I rang them once and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthoop Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I agree...they are very helpful on the phone...warranty is excellent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpey69 Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 The car still has a motor in it which from memory was quite fruity,not to sure what to do about a speed controller? I have a servo which will do the steering and can cobble together some radio gear for it,quite looking forward to having a play with this one as it used to spin around like a lunatic on its back wheels and roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthoop Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Is the original speed controller still there?....How about some body off pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 It's got a wheely bar on the front front for rollin stoppies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 VID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qumico Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 NIce one:) Its a MIni Morris Monster Truck XD Make some photos of inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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