Team Associated RC10 Worlds Car (1994) 6037

   After reviewing over 3000 RC model cars for this site, this is the first where the original box could potentially be worth more to a collector than the car itself.

   Introduced by Team Associated in 1994, the RC10 Worlds Car #6037, was based on the car Brian Kinwald won the 1993 World Championship title, with all the upgrades and tweaks his winning car had, down to the weight lowering milling of the chassis base.

   So why might the box so collectable ? A short time after the kit was released, with Brian Kinwald's picture on both sides of the box to celebrate his win, Brian Kinwald left Associated and moved over to the Losi Team. The Associated management were so angry, the box was scrapped and a new box with the pictures of Brian Kinwald removed was introduced. It is unknown how many of those original Kinwald boxes remain, but they are now much sought after by Associated collectors and enthusiasts.

   In this series of articles I will endeavour to provide information to help identify any of the 1/10 Scale RC10 2WD series and where it sits along its evolutionary trail. With this knowledge, any RC10 owner should be able to decide if their model is just one of the many thousands that were produced, or is potentially a collectors "holy grail".

1994 RC10 Worlds Car

   Based on a modified RC10 Team Car black anodised formed alloy tub chassis, with a new bolt on nose plate, the kit came with coil spring over oil filled hard anodised dampers, a ball differential, universal joint drive-shafts, servo-saver, low profile pneumatic tires, turnbuckles, slipper clutch and a full set of ball bearings.

   For the early Worlds Car kits, other than the black composite A-arms, all the remaining parts were made of cream colored plastic, but later kits came with a number of other black plastic parts.

Model Versions:

• #6037 RC10 Worlds Car, complete kit with ball bearings. Less motor, battery, radio, and all electrical

Features:

• New chassis material, pre-milled and black hard-anodized
• New graphite composite front and rear shock towers
• New strong, black composite front and rear suspension arms
• New rear bulkhead with new adjustment points
• New fiberglass battery strap
• New graphite transmission brace
• New yellow 3-piece front wheels, 2.175" 1-piece rear wheels
• New Pro-Line® XTR tires, front and rear, with rear foam inserts
• New RC Performance Pecialties® Turbo Mirage polycarbonate body
• New bushing bellcrank steering
• New silicone shock oil
• New 1.02" rear shock shafts and suspension travel limiters, front and rear
• Associated transmission
• Hard anodized PTFE-sealed shocks
• Aluminum inline front axles
• 30 deg. caster blocks
• Universal-dogbone rear axles

1994 RC10 Worlds Car #6037 - Box Art:

   The Original RC10 Worlds Car #6037 Box with Brian Kinwald's picture.



   On the other side of the box is the picture with Brian Kinwald on the shoulders of Craig Drescher.



   The box also came with a golden sticker, proclaiming the kit to be an authentic replica. Later boxes did not have this sticker.



   After Kinwald moved to Losi, the RC10 World Car box was re-printed, removing Brian Kinwald's pictures, but he did get a mention in the box text.



   No Kinwald picture, just text.

1994 RC10 Worlds Car Chassis:

   1994 RC10 Worlds Car Black anodised, milled alloy chassis.



   The RC10 Worlds Car #6037 "C" Stamp Chassis. This was the last buggy in the RC10 range to use the original alloy chassis. (for complete "Stamp" details see 1990 RC10 CE page linked below).

1994 RC10 Worlds Car - Bodyshell:

   The Performance Pecialties® Turbo Mirage lexan bodyshell, with the Brian Kinwald color scheme he won the 93 - 94 IFMAR World Championships.

1994 RC10 Worlds Car - Stealth Gearbox:

   Stealth Gearbox with felt dust protector.



   Stealth Gearbox and UJ Drive-Shafts.

1994 RC10 Worlds Car - Dampers:

   Hard anodized PTFE-sealed Dampers.



   A special assembly tool was required to position the O-rings inside the dampers.

1994 RC10 Worlds Car - Wheels:

   First seen on the 1990 RC10 CE, the front rims of the 1994 World Car models, came in three pieces (#6854Y) in yellow plastic.



   The rear rims were one piece.

1994 RC10 Worlds Car - Shock Towers:

   New lightweight graphite composite front and rear shock towers were developed for the Kinwald World Car.

   At present, the RC Model Manufacturers, Brands and Distributors covered by us are: ABC Hobby, Academy, Acme Racing, Agama Racing, Amewi, Ansmann Racing, ARRMA, Team Associated, Atomic RC, Axial, AYK, Bolink, BSD Racing, Capricorn, Carisma, Carson, Caster Racing, Cen, Corally, Custom Works, Durango, Duratrax, ECX - Electrix, Exceed RC, FG Modellsport, FS-Racing, FTX, Fujimi, Gmade, GS-Racing, Harm, HBX, Helion, Heng Long, Himoto Racing, Hirobo, Hitari, Hobao, Hong-Nor, Hot Bodies, HPI, HSP, Intech, Integy, Jamara, JQ Products, Kawada, Kyosho, Losi, LRP, Maisto, Mardave, Marui, Maverick, MCD Racing, Megatech, Mugen, New Bright, Nichimo, Nikko, Nkok, Ofna, Pro-Pulse, Protech, PTI, RC4WD, Redcat Racing, RJ-Speed, Robitronic, Schumacher, Seben, Serpent, Smartech, Sportwerks, Step-Up, Tamiya, Team-C Racing, Team Magic, Thunder Tiger, Tomy, Top Racing, Traxxas, Trinity, Tyco, Vaterra RC, Venom, VRX Racing, WLToys, X-Factory, Xmods, Xpress, Xray, XTM, Yankee RC, Yokomo, ZD Racing and Zipzaps.

   This is an ongoing project, with new and "lost in time" RC Models and Brands being added as they are found and although most of those listed above have been covered in relative detail, some are still being researched and will be completed in the near future.

Getting into RC

   When I first got into racing RC, all I had was a three year old clapped out Tamiya Boomerang, a silver can stock motor, three step mechanical speed controller, two 1400Mah stick batteries and basic Acoms stick transmitter.

   I was the newbie and most of the guys I was racing against had all the latest models, modified motors, matched batteries and top spec radio equipment, but I was still beating them easily. Why? The answer is simple:

Keeping Notes

   If all you will ever do is go racing at your local track every week, then this article is not for you. However, if you ever look towards travelling around to different tracks around the country, or even the world, the value of keeping notes is all too obvious.

   Every time I raced in a regional or national competition meeting, I would make detailed notes, aided by a little local knowledge initially, and later fine tuned to suit my own driving style.

   My experience now means there are few, if any outdoor tarmac tracks within a 300 mile radius I haven't been to, and my notes on motor, gearing, camber angles, shock settings, tire choice and what inserts work best for that particular track, amongst others, allow me to save valuable time on the finer points of car setup, that can be done in the warmth of my own home on the kitchen table days before the meeting, instead of the often crippling heat, or the arduous conditions inside a wind blown tent.