Original rc/10 for kids first car?

[lbending]

I was going through my boxes of RC stuff and found my old cars and was wondering if these are colector items, or if they would be ok for my 4 year old to **** with. One is an original Super Champ in decent shape, A original rc-10(gold pan) and an original new in the box rc-10(gold pan). Its been a long time since I have been into the hobby and it looks like time has passed me by. Tell me what the skinny is on these cars. They sure do bring back memories..

Thanks

[hpiguy]

No doubt.

Cha-Ching goes the money.

[easttex75]

I'm not sure what the parts availability is on the older RC10's, but if you can't get parts you might not run them very many times http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif An unopened RC10 gold-tub might be worth quite a bit on eBay..

[SteveP]

I think an original RC10 is better as a collectors item than a car for a young enthusiast only because it's very difficult to build compared to newer cars, and it's going to be very hard to find replacement parts. I would go for a T3 or a XXXT and save the RC10, or throw it on ebay to see what it will bring.

[SteveP]

Tex - you took the words right out of my mouth....LOL