Tamiya

Sand Scorcher Original SRB (58016)

Factory stock specs

Power	⚡ Electric
Scale	1/10
Discipline	Off-Road Buggy
Released	1979
Stock motor	Not confirmed by available sources for the original 1979 release (period Tamiya kits of this era typically included a 540-class motor, but exact spec not verified)
Stock ESC	Not included; mechanical speed controller was standard for the era, exact type not confirmed by available sources
Stock servo	Not included (sold separately, per Tamiya kit convention of the era)
Battery	Not included (sold separately)
Stock gearing	Not confirmed by available sources

Worth knowing

Tamiya's second off-road buggy release and the first to pair the groundbreaking SRB (Special Racing Buggy) chassis with a Volkswagen Baja Bug body. All-metal, largely waterproof construction with a suspension patterned after real VW Baja suspension. One of the most collectible kits in Tamiya history; a 30th Anniversary reissue (58452) followed in 2010. Mint originals have sold for thousands of dollars.

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Specs verified from: rcscrapyard.net; wikipedia.org (Tamiya Sand Scorcher); tamiyabase.com (58016)