Factory stock specs
| Power | ⚡ Electric |
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| Category | Cars, Trucks & Buggies |
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| Scale | 1/10 |
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| Discipline | Off-Road Buggy |
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| Released | 1979 |
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| 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) |
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| Stock ESC | Not included; mechanical speed controller was standard for the era, exact type not confirmed by available sources |
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| Stock servo | Not included (sold separately, per Tamiya kit convention of the era) |
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| Battery | Not included (sold separately) |
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| Stock gearing | Not confirmed by available sources |
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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)