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The Tyco Pennzoil #30 Stock Car was a radio controlled stock car, officially licensed from Pennzoil, and released into the US, UK, and other countries worldwide in 1992.
Tyco Pennzoil car in box
While NASCAR was always popular in the United States, it saw heightened popularity worldwide following the 1990 film 'Days of Thunder' starring Tom Cruze.
The Tyco Pennzoil Stock Car was officially licensed and based on the actual Winston Cup race car driven by Michael Waltrip in eight races from 1989 through 1991.
Photo of the Pennzoil Stock #30 car and driver Michael Waltrip
Features and Performance
Aimed at children and adult stock car fans alike, it's a simple, easy to control R/C running on 4xAA batteries. As a result it's not fast, but it's plenty of fun.
As the yellow 27Mhz car of a pair, it shipped alongside its companion car, the blue 49Mhz STP Stocker, allowing friends or siblings to have a car each to race.
2306 4 Tyco Pennzoil Box Side2306 49 Tyco Pennzoil Box Open Top
Availability and Collectability
As a radio control car alone, it's nothing flash, but as a part of history and a collectors item for both R/C and Stock Car fans, the Tyco Pennzoil Stock Car is hard to beat.
If you'd like even more detail in an even fancier package, I'd recommend the Tyco Mattel Kyle Petty which came out a few years later.
This average price is based on 11 sales we have recorded (max 10 shown).
Date
Price
Condition
Type
Title
23 May 2025
$129.99
Used
Buy
Vintage 1989 tyco 9.6v turbo rc pennzoil indy race car radio control - working
04 May 2025
$50.00
Used
Buy
Rare vintage tyco rc pennzoil indy car - rick mears - tested - working
04 May 2025
$100.00
Used
Buy
Vintage 1988 tyco pennzoil indycar rc tested - working. Tires in great conditio
20 Mar 2025
$150.00
Brand New
Buy
Tyco 9.6v turbo rc pennzoil indy car 1989 in original box 2616- 49
01 Mar 2025
$25.00
Used
Buy
Tyco 9.6v turbo rc pennzoil indy car
03 Jan 2025
$160.00
Brand New
Buy
Tyco 9.6v turbo rc pennzoil indy car - new in box
15 Dec 2023
$57.00
Used
Auction
Tyco indy rc. Pennzoil. Great condition/works!
02 Sep 2023
$102.50
Brand New
Auction
Tyco r/c radio control indy turbo with turbo power boost pennzoil
21 Jul 2023
$130.00
Brand New
Buy
Tyco r/c radio control indy turbo with turbo power boost pennzoil
12 Jun 2023
$50.00
Used
Auction
1989 tyco pennzoil rick mears rc car, manual, nikko remote control. Works great
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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