58063 Vanessa’s Lunch Box
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58063 Tamiya Lunch Box
Tamiya’s 58063 Vanessa’s Lunch Box is one of my all time favourite Radio Controlled Cars by Tamiya. A unique twist on the monster truck theme, the Lunchbox has become one of Tamiyas best selling RC cars of all time too. The iconic yellow dodge van body shell coupled with those huge, oversized tyres makes the Lunch Box extremely attractive to all RC enthusiasts both young and old.
Originally released mid 1987, the 58063 Tamiya Lunch Box was and still is a very easy to build radio controlled car and was the first “proper” RC Car I ever owned. Strong yet simple ABS black plastic chassis with rear mounted, sealed gearbox with gear differential and standard 540 motor. Bouncy coil sprung shocks all round with independent wishbone suspension at the front make for a fun chassis to drive both on and off road.
The iconic body shell design is a detailed 1/12th scale representation of a real life Dodge van, constructed in strong white ABS plastic with chromed plastic side exhaust pipes, front grille and rear bumper. The shell is tougher than most ABS shells from Tamiya and can stand a lot of knocks and bumps making it perfectly suitable for recreational use in parks, back yards and on off road tracks too.
One thing we mustn’t forget with the Lunch Box is its built in capability to pull spectacular wheelies, with the built in rear wheelie bar keeping everything under control at the rear.
Original models are now quite collectable and hold their price well on Ebay etc. Only real weak points of this model are the body mounts which are known to be fragile. Replacement Aluminium Lunch Box Body Mounts can be found on Ebay quite regularly.
Tamiya Lunch Box Videos
Tamiya Lunch Box Specification
- Model Number: 58063
- Model Name: Vanessa’s Lunch Box
- Released: 23-Jun-87
- Drive train: 2WD rear
- Suspension: “Grasshopper” style sprung axle with coil shocks at rear. Independent coil shocks at front.
- Chassis Type: ABS monocoque tub
- Body Shell: ABS hardbody & chrome details
- Motor: RS-540S
Instruction Manual & Reference Documents
Tamiya 58063 Lunch Box Instruction Manual
Useful Links
- Videos featuring the Tamiya 58063 Lunch Box
- 6 Essential Hop Ups For The Tamiya Lunch Box
- Vote for the Tamiya Lunch Box at Iconic RC
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58061 Striker
Tamiya 58061 Striker RC Car
Strongly regarded by Tamiya collectors all over the world as one of Tamiya’s least accomplished models, the Striker is both unusual in looks and mechanical design. Although aimed at the cheaper end of the market and more specifically for beginners, the Tamiya 58061 Striker is certainly one of tamiya’s weaker models construction wise, making it not quite as suitable for beginners are originally intended.
The Tamiya Striker’s body shell has a shape more reminiscent of an F1 car than an off road buggy, and it’s certainly an acquired taste, but that said, it did prove attractive to many a collector and newcomer to the hobby over the years.
The chassis is of the plastic tub style and is manufactured from white ABS plastic. It differs greatly though from most other Tamiya cars due to it’s integration with the body shell on top, almost making the body just a small chassis cover & cockpit. Drive train wise, the Striker is powered by a rear wheel drive gear box & motor assembly with gear differential and industry standard RS540 motor (silver can). Suspension is facilitated by Swing arms on the front and trailing arms on the rear with coil spring friction shocks. These are adequate, but in no way high performance.
White spoke wheels, rear spiked tyres and ribbed front tyres.
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Specification
- Model Number: 58061
- Model Name: Striker
- Originally released: 21-Feb-87
- Drive train: 2WD rear, gear differential
- Suspension format: Swingarm front , trailing arms rear , coilover friction shocks
- Chassis Type: Plastic bathtub, hard plastic body
- Body: White ABS injection moulded
- Motor: RS540
- Width: 232mm
- Length: 435mm
- Height: 137mm
- Wheelbase: 265mm
- Tread front: 190mm
- Tread rear: 196mm
- Ground clearance: 30mm
- Weight: 1460g
- Scale: 1/10
- Front tyre: 20/74mm
- Rear tire: 37/80mm
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