This has got to be my biggest bargain.... but also potentially was the cause of me getting into this whole collecting/restoring & racing of vintage R/C cars in the first place - so ultimately responsible for me spending £1000 on vintage R/C cars it as a result..... so perhaps not a bargain after all?
I brought this Clodbuster from the local 'tip' or recycling facility for the princely sum of £2! (back in the days when you could make offers on some of the better stuff they'd keep at the side)
....Of course the Clodbuster didn't arrive in this condition... when I picked it up it had a cracked bodyshell, perished tyres & was in a right state - so it probably cost me another £100 to get it looking like it does in the photo with a new body + other parts (luckily the Bowtie grill & Chevy tailgate were salvageable) - & I did upgrade it with a few choice parts - ball races, ali anti-rotation brackets etc... A story that continues with almost every build I've done since!