The Tamiya Grasshopper has been around since May 1984, and Tamiya still sells it today in essentially the same form. It was built to be the first RC car a kid could actually afford to put together. That’s exactly why a YouTuber Kevin Talbot built one – not because it’s competitive, but because it isn’t. Then Someone Showed Up With a 74-MPH GrasshopperAfter the race, Kevin encountered another Grasshopper at the club that had been taken considerably further. But the 74-mph car is a useful reminder that nostalgia and engineering ambition aren’t mutually exclusive.