Who First Gave the Tamiya R/C ORV Chassis it's Name?

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of the name for the Tamiya ORV chassis and its significance in the R/C vehicle community.

In 1983 Tamiya created 3 very different radio-controlled model vehicles on the same chassis; the Lancia 037 Rally Car, the Subaru BRAT, and the original racing vehicle, the Frog; and would later continue to make more, including the Black Foot and the Super Beetle, on that same chassis that Tamiya simply called a "sturdy ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) space frame" originally. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we look into why that sturdy ABS space frame universally came to be known as the ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis.

People in this episode

Host: RC Deep Dive

Topics covered

• Tamiya
• R/C vehicles
• ORV chassis
• model cars
• hobbyist culture

Keywords

• Tamiya
• ORV chassis
• radio-controlled
• model vehicles
• hobbies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tamiya

Products: Lancia 037 Rally Car, Subaru BRAT, Frog, Black Foot, Super Beetle, ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) chassis, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

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