The Tyco/Taiyo Turbo Hopper was a hugely popular R/C toy buggy in the USA in the mid 1980s. It was the American release of the Taiyo Jet Hopper.
Author: R/C Toy Memories
Longtime collector of R/C model cars. And the sole owner and editor of R/C Toy Memories.
Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies
Yennora Hobbies near Sydney in Australia was just one of many great, old hobby shops that have disappeared over the years. And I really miss those places.
Tyco Racin’ Hopper (1988)
Tyco Racin’ Hoppers were little slot car miniatures of the famous Tyco Turbo Hopper R/C buggy.
Tandy/Radio Shack Funny Beetle (1984)
Popping wheelies was all the rage in the early 1980s, and this little R/C Volkswagen Beetle from Radio Shack (made by Nikko) was among the cutest R/C wheelie cars.
‘VW Beetle Toys’, by Matt Meyer
A nice book about collecting Volkswagen toys… that sadly excludes the very best Volkswagen toys of all time.
Tandy/Radio Shack Jeep Renegade (1984)
The toy that first started my interest in R/C cars… the Jeep Renegade was a lovely, scale Jeep R/C model that was built to last.
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