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Grand Champion Poster
Posted 10 January 2014 - 05:50 PM
I just picked up a Pactra Titan II body. After clean-up it looks perfect, like it was made yesterday. 
My question is... what to do with it?
Is it purely a fantasy "Thingie" body or was it ever a "real" car, like a show car or something??? 
Thanks in advance! 
Rick Thigpen
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The Dokktor is IN
Posted 10 January 2014 - 06:15 PM
Hi Rick,
The Titan II was never a real car, but a thingie commissioned to Tony Bulone by Pactra to fit over a "Competition" RTR and a Pactra kit.
Here is the Competition RTR version. It had the late production Pactra Iso chassis and the Competition Mabuchi FT16D and wheels.
The Pactra kit had the same chassis but had the Igarashi "Hemi" motor and the Pactra-specific wheels and tires. I do not have a picture of the kit handy.
Philippe de Lespinay
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 10 January 2014 - 09:55 PM
Hi Philippe,
Thanks for the info. It's strictly a "thingie" then.
Thanks again! 
Rick Thigpen
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Race Leader
Posted 11 January 2014 - 12:23 AM
Another question: Is (or was) there also a Titan I model?
Posting Leader
Posted 11 January 2014 - 07:56 AM
At one time I had like twelve NOS boxes of these from the Polks dig. Must not have been a good seller back in the day. I think some of them may be still floating around.
I ran one in the Dynamic proxy race. Looked cool but it handled for **** with 50 year old tires. 
Joe Lupo
The Dokktor is IN
Posted 11 January 2014 - 09:21 PM
Another question: Is (or was) there also a Titan I model?
Not that we know of, other than a race of young gods in the Greek antiquity...
Philippe de Lespinay
Mid-Pack Racer
Posted 14 January 2014 - 01:00 PM
One of the nicer thinger type bodies imho, sort of a Chaparral till you get to the back where it goes all Detroit - Build it up !
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 14 January 2014 - 04:45 PM
Nice find, 'clean shell' for sure DC
Cool car Dokk, I think the Bat looks OK facing 'that' way.
Joe, your Dynamic Challenge car is super nice example . Worth a second look in that thread.
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 14 January 2014 - 05:10 PM
Dokk, you started it ..
Another question: Is (or was) there also a Titan I model?
Yes, they live here, underground .... see below. 
Not that we know of, other than a race of young gods in the Greek antiquity...
And ... also some from this famous American family with near godlike powers ...
... beware of launch ... 
and the heavy lifting Big Brother of I and II, the Titan IV Ret. 
