RC4WD

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RC4WD is a manufacturer and seller of radio-controlled vehicles, parts and accessories. RC4WD was founded in 2001 in San Francisco Bay Area. Their products were selected by NASA and are known from television and trade magazines in many countries. RC4WD has produced parts for the fastest battery-powered radio-controlled car.

RC4WD history
RC4WD was founded in 2001 in a garage in the San Francisco Bay Area, California USA.

RC4WD is launched as a specialty store (website) for RC Monster Truck and tuning parts. Business also grew thanks to the help of RCMT.net, a forum where RC monster truck enthusiasts meet.

In 2005, the company managed nearly 800 parts from companies such as Thundertech Racing, JPS, New Era Models, Imex, Defiance Racing, RC Alloy, Vertigo performance and other manufacturers.
In 2007, he moved to a small camp in San Jose.
In July 2010, the first product was licensed: the "Dick Cepek Mud Country-1.9" tire.
Since February 2011 you can purchase parts of RC4WD at Horizon Hobby.
In March 2014, Towerhobbies began selling RC4WD products.

Today, RC4WD models are sold in the USA, Canada, Austria, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, England and Venezuela.

RC kits
1/10 Trail Finder Truck
1/10 off-road truck
1/5 Killer Crawler
1/10 Subzero Truck
1/10 Boyer Truggy
1/10 Worminator 6x6 Truck
1/10 Terrain D110 Truck
1/10 Fracture Truck with V8 engine
1/10 Bully Crawler
1/10 Timberwolf Scale Truck
1/10 Trail Stomper Truck
1/10 Trail Finder II Truck
1/10 Terrain II Truck
1/10 King of Hammer

RC4WD in the media

Awards and prizes
May 2010 – Wired – “Editor’s Pick” RC4WD Killer Krawler
Nov 2011 – NASA RC Rover Robotic Arm – RC4WD Killer Crawler

On television
July 2012 – RC4WD on Stacey David's Gears (Speed Channel)

In magazines
Nov 2008 – Max Bashing Interactive Digital Magazine – RC4WD Diablo
Nov 2008 – RC Magazine (Japan) – RC4WD Trail Finder
May 2010 – Make Magazine – RC4WD Killer Crawler
June 2010 – Xtreme RC Cars Magazine – RC4WD Terrain
July 2010 – Truckmodell Magazine (Germany) – RC4WD Terrain
October 2012 Trailfinder 2 in the book “Trial, Scaler & Crawler” ISBN 978-3-88180-438-7.
Feb 2013 – Racer Magazine (UK) – RC4WD Trail Finder 2

Individual evidence

Weblinks
Official website

Model manufacturers
Founded in 2001
Online shop
Radio technology
Model vehicle