RARE VINTAGE DIGITCON 4x4 TURBO WINCH RC CAR FROM 1991 WORKING HEADLIGHTS NO TRANSMITTER

RARE VINTAGE DIGITCON 4x4 TURBO WINCH RC CAR FROM 1991 WORKING HEADLIGHTS NO TRANSMITTER

A VINTAGE R/C TRUCK FROM 1991. MADE BY DIGITCON IN 1991.

LOADED WITH 8 AA BATTERIES AND THE HEADLIGHTS POPPED ON!

TWO SPEED GEARBOX WORKING CAN FEEL DIFFERENCE IN RESISTANCE OF TYRES TURNING BETWEE H AND L.
COULD NOT TEST DRIVE FUNCTION AND WINCH THOUGH. NO TRANSMITTER.

TYRES ARE MINT. A VERY RARE R/C TRUCK FROM THE END OF THE 1980S.

WEIGHT: 1,3KG ALL DIGITCON MODELS ARE NOTABLY HEAVIER AND MORE ROBUST, AND MORE POWERFUL, THAN THE R/C MODELS YOU GENERALLY FIND IN TOY SHOPS TODAY.
 
SCALE: 1/14
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1991
BATTERIES REQUIRED: 8 X AA (NOT INCLUDED). 1 X 9VOLT (TRANSMITTER MISSING)

INCLUDING 2 SPEED GEARBOX, TURBO FUNCTION, AND WINCH. NOT TESTED THOUGH BECAUSE NO TRANSMITTER.
WORKING HEADLIGHTS! PLEASE SEE PHOTO.
 
DIGITCON: Originally known as Radcon and best known for producing the Wild Fox (aka Tandy/Radio Shack Red Arrow buggy), this company changed its name to Digitcon in the late 1980s and released several more good quality, robust R/C vehicles to rival the output of Nikko, Taiyo, Shinsei, and the Quick Drive line from Tamiya, among others.
Digitcon disappeared sometime in the mid-1990s, but around 1992 Tandy/Radio Shack stores sold several of their models, including the 4WD Turbo Winch truck which was notably quicker (thanks to its turbo feature) to drive than the Tandy 4×4 Off Roader which was also still available at that time.
The original Digitcon release of the 4WD Turbo Winch was available in toy shops, but like most of the short-lived line of Digitcon R/C models, is very hard to find today. All Digitcon models are notably heavier and more robust, and more powerful, than the R/C models you generally find in toy shops today.
 
MARKINGS: DIGITCON 4x4 TURBO WINCH

CONDITION: MISSING REMOTE TRANSMITTER, BATTERY COVER. LOADED WITH 8xAA BATTERIES AND FRONT LIGHTS CAME ON (PLEASE SEE PHOTO). COULD NOT TEST DRIVE AND WINCH FUNCTION.

SIZE 32CM LONG 18CM HIGH 16CM DEEP
WEIGHT: 1,3KG
 
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