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This page documents one of the few known Taiyo Limited Edition R/C cars, only available at the 1988 Tokyo Toy Show and believed to be a celebration of Taiyo's Toy of the Year win with it's Typhoon hovercraft.
1992 Taiyo Racing Pickup 4WD - Limited Edition Band 01 2
1987 Taiyo Racing Pick-Up 4WD 'Red' Body
This car is unique with its orange-colored rubber tires, sticker on box and manual indicating its participation in the Tokyo Toy Show Championship, and unique Band 01, 26.995Mhz frequency that allowed racing up to 6 vehicles.
Sticker (translated from Japanese) 1988 Tokyo Toy Show Harumi Limited Edition 6 Color 6 Band Set Racing Pickup 4WD #1. Band 26.995MHz Red Body
Price data shown for this product is based on the regular model, not the limited edition since LEs are too rare to get pricing data on. We'd estimate an LE model is worth 1.5-2X more than a regular model.
Prices in USD. NIB = New In box, MIB = Mint in Box, EC = Excellent Condition, VGC = Very Good Condition, GC+ = Good condition plus, GC = Good condition, PC = Poor Condition. With Controller = Car with controller. With Box = Box, Car, and Controller. We make all efforts to ensure data is accurate, but cannot guarantee it is.
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