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28 April 2021 The Little Car Company, known for its downscaled replicas of legendary cars including the Aston Martin DB5 and Bugatti Type 35, is resurrecting the Tamiya Wild One remote-controlled car as a driveable, 8/10th-scale off-road EV.  Called the Wild One Max, the modern-day incarnation of one of the 1980s’ most recognisable RC cars will arrive in 2022 as a rear-wheel-drive two-seater standing at 3.5 metres long and 1.8 metres wide and weighing 250kg.  The Wild One Max will feature modern technology including regenerative braking and digital gauges and will be built around a spa...

The Little Car Company has started to make a big name for itself creating driveable fully licensed scale replicas of cars like the Bugatti Type 35 and Aston Martin DB5. But for its latest project, the LLC has gone XXL and built an 8/10th version of one of Tamiya’s most iconic 1980s R/C cars. The original Wild One (set number 58050 for Tamiya geeks) was released in 1985, and along with other Tamiya buggy kits like the Frog and Hornet, remains one of the best-loved R/C cars. It was even given a second release in 2012, bringing 1980s-style R/C fun to a whole new generation of fans.

Tamiya creates life-size Wild One Max buggy Tamiya creates life-size Wild One Max buggy April 29, 2021 Upsized buggy is not only driveable but can also be made road-legal in some countries Tamiya and The Little Car Company have launched an 8/10th version of the Wild One Max remote control buggy that can be driven and licenced for road use in some countries. Following on from scale replicas of the Bugatti Type 35 and the Aston Martin DB5, it’s the first time the British firm has tackled creating an upscale Tamiya, but the Wild One Max remains the Japanese model-maker’s most iconic R/C car ...

28 April 2021 6:42 pm / 2 comments Here’s something that will delight radio-controlled car fans, especially those who grew up with the hobby during the ’80s. Tamiya is bringing back its iconic Wild One R/C buggy into the market, and the neat thing is that you won’t need a R/C controller to operate it. That’s because the Wild One Max, as it’s called, isn’t a 1/10th scale unit like the 1985 version was, but an 8/10th-sized vehicle that can be driven. The rear-wheel drive electric buggy is set to be built by The Little Car Company, which makes ‘junior’ scaled-down replicas of...

2021 Bentley Blower Continuation Revives Bentley's Past Bentley builds a supercharged time machine with a modern recreation of its legendary 1930 race car. The gradual evolution of the automobile has meant that different innovations have arrived at different times, and leaping back 90 years in automotive history makes for a strange combination of the familiar and the utterly alien. It's a point made spectacularly well by the Bentley Blower Continuation, a vehicle that manages the unique trick of possessing both a new-car smell and a genuine pre-war driving experience. The Blower's dial-strew...