Tamiya Porsche 959 - The Holy Grail of RC has Landed at Poor Boys! Let's Check it Out! 

Congratulations! Time to change the name from Poor Boys to Baller Boys RC! :)

Superb score Fil..... Welcome to the 959 owners club! Looks like a real good example there mate, it's very rare to find one without cracked wishbones and broken drive hubs. I would hazard a guess that this has been restored with NOS parts at some stage. The extra ribbed skid plates are actually from the Celica GRB, they are slightly different from the 959, as are the hubs and shock towers/body posts. The black speed controls were standard until the late eighties, the browny orangey ones came in around 1990 (ish) if I remember correctly. The black one was probably the one that the car came with, and the other was probably fitted when it was restored. Like I say, that's a great example buddy..... MCI and TBG do some great reproduction body shells for these should you wish to do a new body, although personally, I love the original with all of its dents and dings! The protective film was a great idea, and great to see you taking her out for a rip, but be careful!! These things are soooo fragile, and finding new parts is extremely hard and expensive! They are an absolute delight to drive once running right, and give a very life like driving experience. You may need to service those dampers, seeing that rear wheel kicking up like that..... the suspension usually is devine on this car! I own three of these now, and know this chassis inside and out, if you need any advice just drop me a message buddy. So then, fancy trying to beat my 959 slalom challenge time of 8.86 mate? 😂 Great video Sir! 🙏 👍 👍 👍 Oh, and the slicks were an optional extra mate. The kit came with rally blocks as standard. Your rally blocks look in great condition, they usually split on the tire wall..... replacing the rally blocks is not easy,the few that are still out there command Huge figures! 🤑 The slicks are a lot easier to find new and are slightly less expensive. I would rub those old slicks back with a bit of wet and dry and run it on those if I were you matey. They generally stay very soft and should still perform. Enjoy! 👍

Wow!!! Great score buddy!!! That’s absolutely incredible! I’m still waiting for/hoping for a re re of some kind. Gave up on a OG. Really happy for you!!!!!

there might be a bad connection in the speed controller, so that it looses it's 3rd step and only has step 2 at full speed. Great video, a friend f mine had this car back in the days, while I had the Avante. Or has, still have it LOL.

terrific score! Piece of RC history there!

Very cool! That suspension is crazy different to anything I've seen before. But what a great find!

Man, what a find, and it definitely deserves to be in the poor boys' room. It's amazing how they packed everything in that small chassis. You can tell they took their time on that little gem no wonder it so sought after. Great video, as always bro and I see the room is getting full of awesome cars!

That piece of rc history, should be placed in a custom clear case and displayed. Mark my words one day Tamiya will re-release this timeless beauty.

Great score Fil, It is cool you were able to get one and in such great shape. Personally I am not a huge fan of them but I appreciate them for what they are. Enjoy having it in the collection!

Amazing find Fil!! Congratulations and well deserved! That was a tough secret to keep! Can't wait for Blue Grove to deliver my goodies.

I used to want one when they were new back in the day. Very cool.

Appropriate thumbnail 😄👍 Big congrats man, I can tell you're really happy with this one✌

LOL love the 959 tribute song too, Awesome find, I love the 959

Welcome to the club 👍 Some parts in the box are for the Celica. The original speed controller has a plug for the "LED". Warning, this may seem in good condition but lots of parts (especially front lower arm and rear chassis attachment) can be full of crack, extreme caution when unscrewing. Power dump can be due to Nicd, they tend to lose power fast and maybe 1060 went in Limp mode. Where's the cockpit ? And yeah the Technigold is pretty nippy on this chassis, I was amazed too. Now can't wait to see the Porsche on the skate park jumps 😁😂🤝

Nice find👍

Nice, one car i never want to own. I would be skint after getting it and restoring it. And i cant help but to run cars, even the ones i shouldnt 😂

Loving the Technigold tune lol but the star of the show the 959! How super cool to own one Fil. What a classic! So pleased for you its a special tamiya! Great to see it in action too! Cheers pal.

Amazing find Fil, cool looking car.

Awesomeness and I had the red Turbo Hopper!

Never would have guessed that one! I'm stuck in "off road truck" mode lol Nice find brother!

Great find and one of the most asked question, why has Tamiya not re-issued this one. The switch is a BEC as I fitted one to my first Accoms radio set and saved the use 4AA batteries. Not see the original instructions for many years. 21.3mph not bad speed, but the body was so cool.

Thanks fill for fixen that for me , i will send you the stroopwafel bribe 😂😂

We brush painted our bodies with Tamiya paints . I’m that old lol ! Great video !

Nice 👍 well done Fil 👏

Loving that music track, where did you find that one from it went well with the car. Awesome find by the way.😊😊😊😊😊

Awesome little car. Speed run candidate? lol Kidding of course.

Great find 🎉

Awesome car Fil. Congrats you got one. Thanks for sharing.

nice find man, love the song @15:22

Nice find man. I'm building my holy grail at the moment, an Avante Black.

Old RCs are special.

I love the 959

Vary cool.

oooo, I used to have one of those. Looked a lot like that one actually. Hang on, it was that exact one 🙂 Glad to see it made the trip to you in good shape, and fantastic to see it running ! I can't take credit or blame for the build though, I got it exactly how you showed it, as it came in a bundle, it didn't fit in my collection too well, so I'm super glad to see it's gone on to a great home. great video good sir, excellent you might even say.

Hey how amazing to have one of these Fil. Like you say it must be high on any Tamiya enthusiasts wish list. I have to say that I thought it was a bit bigger than this for some reason. Very nice overview mate, some very interesting design features 👍👍👍

That is awesome. Nice addition to the collection there. Would love one here eventually but it'll be finding one at a good price.

Great find, Fil! I can't say I'm not jealous!

Absolutely loved this Fil!! Congratulations buddy! What an absolute find and one for the ages pal! Get it up on the shelf now and look after her well!

Woah the Holy Grail indeed! What a haul and great to see how stoked you are about it. But I think James (Yoda) is even more excited than you! 🤣🤣 Love the advert - the Tyco Turbo Hopper was my first RC back in the day! I enjoyed the run and the speed test, weird about the power loss though. Great vid dude - stay excellent! 😎👊🦫👍

I’ve never been attracted to the 959, but it’s cool you’ve got an original, in the Rothman’s livery

Nice to see non shelf queen.

Wow! That’s an awesome find. The Porsche 959 and Toyota Celica were state of the art back in the day and still highly sought after today. Good to see one in great working condition. That old technigold motor is still pretty quick too!👍😎

Dude this is epic ❤

Oh man, what an AMAZING RC!! Congrats 👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🎉

Outstanding video!!! I finally understand what that iconic model was all about. Thank you. The sound at the end was a spin out. Very cool. Where on earth did that come from?

This was my first RC, my uncle gifted it to me. Went a few months after I had it and asked the local hobby shop if they'd trade it for an RC10L. They laughed me out of the hobby shop... lol

I believe the front and rear skid plates with out the large holes are from the Celica Grb.

Congratulations Fil! Really cool to see it flying!

They need to bring it back out. They could make it the same way but with better plastics.

Nice score, so hard to find. I hope Tamiya Rerelease it some day 🤞🏼

You know the very best part about the 80's? Is that they ENDED! lol 😁

Could host a 959 speed challenge next, make them even more rare 😂

where did you find that song😂 what a find a mate👍 pleased for you. i’ve been temped to buy a 3rd party 959 for the tt bit ya know , feels like a bit wrong🤷‍♂️

Great video as always Fil, somewhat controversially I have to admit I don't really get the Hype around the 959 model. I remember all the classics from back in the 80's, buggies, monster trucks etc but have no real over riding memory of the 959. I wonder if Tamiya will re release it for their 50th anniversary in the next year or so, they seem to like releasing Porsche models for their Anniversaries!

I’m pretty sure if I had one of these it would go in a case in the lounge room. I would have to take all the family pictures down but what do you do? 😂 Fingers crossed for a rerelease soon

Well it was the gree Grasshopper ha didnt think so but Im adding one to the collection. Im off to Japan next weekend for 2 weeks for work and for 65 AUD I can pick one up brand new what a bargain and a BBX is 290 AUD. Lucky the wife os coming so I can use her luggage 😂

Looking at your video made me want to rebuild mine 😭

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Where the hell did you get that last song man?

Did you use AI to make a song about your 959? That's awesome!

You can adjust the timing on that motor to make it faster.

Define affordable... What was the closing price?

How about a Porsche 959 speed challenge🤣

Its nice but IMO, the Tamiya Blazing Blazer is the ultimate.

I actually had 3 of these cars. I sold 2 last year and have one left. The one that I have left I am not going to sell. I just did not need 3. I also had lots of parts. I sold most of my parts too. I even had the original tires, wheels and body. The parts I had sold fast on eBay and for good money. The body sold for a lot of money. Thoughts?

Nice , skideplates are for the Celica gr.b. Gearbox and msc black are not originals . Front resistor wrong mounted. Need to be horizontal . White plastic between 2 bumpers must be black .

Yes its a BEC regulator

Make it brushless and lipo and watch it disintegrate. 😱😱😱😱

First!

How much did you pay for it.

I'm sorry, I disagree, that thing is junk

I spent $80 on a a rafil that rckicks was putting on trying to win a 959 no luck for me I I wanted it so bad it’s such a cool car. I had a tyco turbo hopper man that brings me back.

Nice find!