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I first owned one of these in 1992 at their original release. 
over the years I thought about a rere but never bothered getting one, and after checking prices recently I was starting to regret it!
I did my occasional search for Tamiya on Facebook marketplace and was surprised to see this one listed in town for £120. I knocked him down to a bargain £90! It’s all original, and in generally excellent condition apart from the paint and decals. The bottom of the rear bumper was cut out a little rough, but I should be able to sort that.
pits mainly going to be a shell restore, and will strip and clean the chassis, ball race it if it’s not already, new electrics and a period motor upgrade. Even the wheels are mint, with no rim damage.
very pleased I managed to snap this up, and the best coincidence was the seller lived 5 doors from me on the same street!
More detailed pictures to come over the weekend…

Very nice find. Tires are from the 306. It looks mint and has its blue shocks. 

It was in better condition than I expected. Are the blue shocks unique to it?
It’s been 29 years since I built my last one, so my memory is a bit hazy!

The blue shocks are the first ones onr the ta01 and only on first onroad ta01. DTM and nissan r32

The rallye ta01 have black shocks.

Great find!

I have never been able to get a Tamiya from the same city as me, never mind the same street!