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I'm one of the old guys who had one when they were first issued and I ran it every chance I could. I'm still a fan. The buggy was as bullet proof
as you would ever find. Sadly I sold my original example after years and years of running. Fast forward to the present 35+ years later I still
have Land Jumps; way, way more than I should or will ever have use for. For a while I was buying just about every one I could get my hands
on that was at a reasonable price. I've rebuild them, made new parts for them, even make my own chains( I purchased about 10 meters of
that chain!). All of mine are the very early type Land Jump. I confess I was (am?) a Land jump hoarder.... hey we all have our weaknesses...

I say keep it as a landmark RC buggy. Yes I realize there are much faster RC car out there and LiPo / brushless tech has eclipsed everything else
but to my mind there's still nothing like one of these things tearing it up and the scream of that glow engine, the mess of oil, grease and dirt. I almost
feel sorry for the younger guys who've only read read about them. But here I am a old guy with memories...

Jerry