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| | Radio-controlled car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In the late 1960s, the first miniaturized solid state radio control systems became available, which allowed a model car to have servo-controlled steering, throttle, and brake functionality that could be remotely controlled from a radio control transmitter unit. |
 | | In 1976, the Japanese firm Tamiya, who were renowned for their intricately detailed plastic model kits, released a series of elegant but somewhat mechanically crude car models that were sold as "suitable for radio control". |
 | | These models can be credited with launching a boom in the popularity of radio controlled model cars in the early to mid 1980s, and they provided the basis for today's radio controlled car market. |
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