58018 - 1/10 Ralt RT2 Hart 420R
Overview:
The Ralt RT2 Hart 420R is a F2 Can-Am car driven by Brian Henton to 2nd place
in the 1979 European championships. The car is powered by a 2000cc engine manufactured by Hart to the rear wheels.
The Tamiya kit was another in it's line of F2 based model kits, and continued Tamiya's early trend of F1/F2
releases.
Specification:
The car is almost
identical in specification to the 58013 March 782 BMW kit.
The chassis is an aluminium plate with plastic
parts fitted to it. The rear wheels are driven by a direct drive gear setup from a RS-380S motor, and the car acheives suspension
through a flexible chassis system. The bodyshell was once again a very realistic plastic molded ABS resin shell and represented
the real car perfectly. Original price was 6800 yen.
Collectability:
The Ralt RT2 is quite rare, but also not that highly sought after. This affects prices accordingly, and although
you aren't likely to pick one up cheap, they don't go for the extremely high prices that over cars are seen to exhibit.
Released 02/14/1980