I recently went to a garage sale where some dude was going to sell me his rc car collection but after I was done talking to him for a while he was just like just have them which was very nice haha, he told me the one was very unique and I am very curious as to what it is and what it is worth? I brought this body into my local hobby shop and the guy looked online for a good 45 minutes trying to figure out what it is, in conclusion he told me it is an associated/oval rc pan conversion which I have no idea what that is but he pretty much made it seem like it was worth a bit of money, if anybody could tell me what it is or how much it might be worth that would be great .

Hi Andrew! Good thing you didn't pay anything. That chassis looks pretty beat up. Lots o' rust. Piece of crap motor. You'll probably be able to get it running with all new electronics and some replacement parts, tho. It looks like 2wd. Most pan cars are 4wd these days. But for just screwing around, it's doable.

This is an RC10 based dirt oval conversion. There were various after-market conversion kits available during the late 80s into the 90s for the original RC10 platform. It's difficult to determine the exact age of yours but from what I see you have an early 3-gear transmission but that could have been part of the conversion also. It's likely from the early 90s. I have basically the same car with a more conventional buggy style pan.


Its value is relative to your area and if you find someone who really wants this car. It's an oddity and not something you see often. An RC10 enthusiast would probably like it because it's something different but a collector probably wouldn't be interested. You're not going to get rich. My guess is that you'd be lucky to get $100 for it. Maybe $40-80. That's a broad range but if you found an eager buyer then he'd be willing to pay more than the average RC enthusiast who would probably hand you $40. If you have good tires and a body then that will add a few bucks to the price.

RC10s are a big part of the RC hobby in general; especially to Team Associated. Those cars helped bring popularity to the hobby and made a name for Associated.

Hey bud thanks for the input you seem very well versed in this stuff, I'm going to be posting the other car I got from the guy it was a complete kit with wheels working engine body and all so if you want to help me identify what that one is tune in tonight haha

Yeah, thats an oval RC10 conversion. Its probably pretty rare, can't find anything about it anywhere. The only pan car RC10s I could find are very different. Could it be a custom?

Post some photos, I'm interested to see what you have.

If you search the internet you will find many different chassis configurations for the earlier generations of the RC10. You'll probably find more that look very similar to the one Andrew posted but with a very short / low-profile suspension setup. The front shocks would lean in very steep with the caps nearly touching on a T-shaped shock tower. And you'll likely find that same setup, however, with a black anodized aluminum tub chassis. That's the RC10DS or "Dual Sport" but there were mods made to them also for oval racing. I owned a DS once but sold it years ago. Wish I still had it; though I still have a photo of it. Notice the low-profile front shock tower. This is part of the RC10 family like yours.

i can tell you that those suspension arms were made by RPM. originals were made of a white plastic that as memory serves was kind of waxy. those are the original shock towers and shocks.