Mardave Apache
2WD buggy offering from Mardave. Released in the 1980s.
- First produced around 1984
- Metal chassis
- Plastic upper deck
- Enclosed gear box
- No diff
- Double wishbone front suspension
- Single wishbone rear with rubber CV joints
- No oil shocks
- Manual speed controller
- 540 motor
- Body shells finished in yellow or blue
- Specific shaped battery pack needed to fit the chassis
photos courtesy of @orangesport
The Apache sums up racing in the mid 80s for me. It was cheap (around £40) and performed really well. The suspension worked well on the track and it was as tough as old boots. I was over the moon when the example pictured here arrived at my house. It was like being 15 again!