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Well after geting my old 03 Tyrrell back and the resoration is underway and looking good so far i was surprised when i got a call from my parents asking me to get some of my stuff from there loft as there having a converstion done, what stuff ???
Well i have added a picture of what i discovered there, all as new and only run twice !!
Heres what i found all boxed up and in sealed plastic bags :

Original version Wild one run twice and in near mint condition, however there is somethong spiecial about this one ! it has the RX-540SD Technitune motor plus it has been fully fitted out with the full precision bearing kit.
I have the original box, manual, tool kit, 2 x 7.2v batterys (holding 50% charge) with 2 x chargers, original stock moter, RX-540SD moter box, bag of spare parts, Acoms ap227 mk3 in its box ! 2 sets of xtals, spare still baged motor circuit breaker.

As i have said this is all pretty much mint condition, transmitter is 100%, not a mark on it !, Wild one box is also 99% ! and all radio is still fitted.

This has to be the find of the decade ! question is yes, i am going to sell it all but what is it all worth ???

Any input would be greatfully accepetd before i list it

P.S theres some pics of it on ebay :

Only on there for a hour and 12 watchers already ! Wow !

Best advice I can give you is to end it now (claim an error in the listing ) and relist with a delayed start - 7 days running from 9.45pm on Sunday night. I think it costs something like 6p for a delayed start, and you will have to pay the listing fees again (a couple of quid?) - but you'll be repayed many, many times over when it ends - UK auctions ending late on a Sunday evening seem reach a quarter to a third higher than ending at any other time.

As to what it's worth ... difficult to say - I quite fancy a Wild One, and I'd definitely love the box the radio came in & would pay a premium for that, the motor means nothing to me, however.

Your postage charge of

Great find.
When zephyrin sees this one, he'll probably use up all the smileys...
Would love to have it in my collection too.

You had me thinking there - I don't ACTUALLY remember what happened to mine back in the late 80's - I remember buying it, & racing it, but not what I did with it after that.... I think I might have swapped it for an optima mid, I only really remember swapping my hotshot (Which was previously swapped for a monster beetle) for a battered Kawasaki KL250, which was then stolen from me a week later, just after I was run over....

Sold for

Although like most of us who own such classic pieces think it was worth a lot more i am still happy with what i got, if Tamiya had not keep re-issuing i am sure theses model would be worth a lot more, but thats life and it comes in handy for Christmas ! plus i still have my Avante to list along with a XR311 , Cheeter and another what i cant remember just now, to much drink !! lol

Edou wrote:

Great find.
When zephyrin sees this one, he'll probably use up all the smileys...
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hahaha
great find .
have you got a spare shell for it?

erb777 wrote:

Although like most of us who own such classic pieces think it was worth a lot more i am still happy with what i got, if Tamiya had not keep re-issuing i am sure theses model would be worth a lot more, but thats life and it comes in handy for Christmas ! plus i still have my Avante to list along with a XR311 , Cheeter and another what i cant remember just now, to much drink !! lol

Amazing - despite the evidence to the contrary, you still claim it was worth more?

I'm all for Tamiya re-releasing everything - it devalues the originals to the point where a mere prole like me can afford stuff only previously available to your elite clique of vintage Tamiya owners