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Why Did Tamiya Prefer the Volkswagen Modified Type 1 Baja Buggy Over the Standard Bug?

EPISODE · Nov 1, 2025 · 7 MIN

Why Did Tamiya Prefer the Volkswagen Modified Type 1 Baja Buggy Over the Standard Bug?

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Tamiya, during the golden age of R/C completely ignored the standard type 1 Volkswagen Bug, instead focusing solely on the modified Type One Beetle, the Baja Beetle. Why is this, and do the body shells of on-road Beetles fit on these off-road Baja Beetles? We get inside the people's wagon and put our coleopterologist hats on to answer all of your many questions about the iconic radio controlled bugs in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast.

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