FINDING A UNICORN! - BNIB HPI Baja V1, a blast from the past!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The HPI Baja is one of the very first RC vehicles that truly got me to obsess over RC, and it also initiated the fun ride that you are currently still witnessing. I picked this Baja up for my friend Stefan, who is as big an RC enthusiast as I am and also has a true soft spot for these 5th scale monsters from years past.
The HPI Baja entered the scene first in 2006, and was ground breaking in design, size and performance. Most likely this particular vehicle is from 2007 or 2008, but it has all the styling elements and styling cues from the original version, and it looks like time stood still. Brand new, in box, bags never opened, never been run. A unique find, and a true honor to be able to grant myself and you a closer look at what I believe to be the pinnacle of HPI, or Hobby Products International. I hope you will enjoy this trip down memory lane as much as I did.
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Finally another 1/5th scale video :)You definetly seem like you are "at home" with this one on the bench ;) Awesome video...like ususal that is :)
Congratulations on an awesome purchase and thanks for letting me show it! Could not have gone to a better home, this one. 😎🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
I still have mine from 2007! Not many here in Australia! I've started doing some videos on mine! 😀
Very cool find
Very impressive 👍
How cool! I still have mine that I bought in 2007!
What a beaut 👌🤩 !!!
wow this buggy is large ! good video thanks
Thats an awesome buggy. I forgot about them. 😊👍
I love the hpi baja's, as soon as they hit the shelves in '06, I ran out and bought one!
My dad used to have one of these. We used to have so many Hpi cars back when they were a good brand
This is cool, I've started doing some videos on my Original HPI Baja 5B. Can't believe it was 15 years ago since I first unboxed mine! 😍
I have the exact same rc purple frame and orange body what a awesome rig
Such a great combo!
AWESOME 😁
Wow!
Amazing find !!! great video too Chris
Thanks 👍
Sick
Very, very cool!!!!
And for the record,I’m really pulling for Hpi to make a big comeback
Me too! Love my HPI cars!
Wow amazing those were and are wicked buggies you found the unicorn
Definitely has a place in rc history. Enjoyed the video
Happy to hear that!
That’s freaking awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us!!!!
My pleasure, thank the owner!
Amazing find!
I agree!
What an amazing piece of history. Love the HPI Baja !!
Total unicorn!
Yes indeed! We go back a long long time, Kpop! 🍻🤘🏼
When do you fuckers wanna have a build-off🔧 I’d be honored with a ambitious 3rd place attempt 🍻
the world is waiting for the return of fifth scale content by Kpop
Still bashing mine I bought in 2007! Still going strong!
Brings me way back too man! I also have an original ss that I built 12 years ago.. still drive it! It really pulled me in.. seven 1/5 scales now with no end in sight! I have many 1/10s and 1/8s but 1/5 is a whole different world! Thanks so much for sharing this!
Wow I love the OG colors
Super iconic!
I remember a lot of people changed the color of the chassis.
You know your getting old when you see am RC car you wanted as a kid.
I was in college and my friend was into model rc planes. I went to go check out the hobby store and he had one of these. I really got into rc seeing HPI cars in that shop. I couldn't afford them at the time but found an rc drift car a few years later. Sold it with my 240sx and got into crawlers when I moved to Colorado after college.
I wish HPI was back on the scene. They really had some cool vehicles
Thank you. That was great, love all baja content.
It’s great to find any new hpi vehicle in a box. Even parts in original packaging. I have a Hellfire SS on the way it’s been built but hadn’t been run!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, prize find, very special, the passion is awesome :)
Definitely would love to see you’re Baja collection , that would be epic! Thank you 😊
1/5 scale really opened up my love for rc to the next level. Can't believe how immaculate that is❤
BRuhh....YesSiRr!!😎😁👌👊👍💯!! Nice!!
Really cool to be able to show it up close!
All I could say is “WOW”!
Every Baja owner would love to add the v1 to their collection. I have the 5b V2 and still running smooth after 9 years
Still have my V1 from 2007!
Wow i always wanted one when i first saw them cone out. Nice find
You still got your savage octane.... that's what turned me on to your channel in the first place. Hope ya still have it. Such a tank the chassis is and loved the sound of that 2 stroke gas engine HPI designed and threw in it!
A got the hpi 5t when that first come out way back in 2009 as you may remember turned it into a kraken class1_. Lovely trip down memory lane .
I sure do remember that! Such great times and fun people!
Wow super!! Vraiment cool d'avoir trouvé ça!! Garde le! J'ai adoré le miens!
Amazing!!! Thats so cool, I miss HPI. Was one of my first cars.. had the HPI MT 2 18ss+. Thank you for finding and showing, definitely a blast from the past!!:)
That's one sick Buggy my friend has the Baja one. They are amazing and the sound is just intoxicating 👍🏻🔥😎🔥🤙🏻
Yes indeed, running them is a rush!
@@hemistormrc lol I was just watching your losi LMT video. 🤙🏻🔥😎🔥👍🏻
Awesome!! I have that 5b. I bought it when it came out I couldn't remember how long ago it was lol. I just got it going again after 6 plus years of sitting. But it fired up and running the stock motor still.
Nice! Have fun with it! 😃👍🏼
Wow.
That is amazing.
Very cool man.
Hope all is well.
Stay safe.
Stay healthy.
Most importantly..
HAVE FUN.
All is well! I hope over on your end too, stay safe and have fun!
Sound like someone still has a soft spot for HPI.
Hopefully they get back to where they were.
I got the Baja SS 5SC love it. Always make me smile when I run it.
Wow brother that thing is amazing!! I couldn't IMAGINE not running one of my rigs at least ONE TIME in 14 years! Super cool!! Had to be so hard to box it back up and ship it off 😂
Still have mine ...great model ... I'll let my grandsons drive it soon ...of all my RC cars this one definitely draws biggest crowd ...
They are lucky! Have fun.
those purple Al parts are hittin crazy
nice find
Fantastic absolutely I’ve still got my 2006 original Baja 23cc rtr & a modified 5T Truck..thought about moving it on several times but never did..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Keep it! ;)
What a find dude !!! Love seeing stuff like this 👍
I loved these large scale just awesome!! I have this in king motors full of hpi parts, also a rovan short course! Excellent vehicles thanks chris😁
Right on, the layout of these trucks is absolutely phenomenal!
That’s truly a unique find for sure! Glad you were able to share it with us. It awesome to see your enthusiasm about the kind of RC! Thanks again for sharing!😁🤩
Holy shit man it's already been 14years! I remember at that time I got my first hobby grade RC which was a 1/18th scale Mini Baja with I still have today! Awesome find!
Isn’t it crazy how time flies? I hope you’re well!
That’s awesome 😎 and to broker the deal for your mate...bruh 🤙
He scored an amazing car, and he is 100% going to take amazing care of it.
It doesn't seem like the past to me, just yesterday. But then yesterday was 14 years ago. I can't believe that it is new in the box.
Wow Wow Wow nice 👌
Very Cool Brother!
Thanks for the visit, it was great to be able to showcase this!
Dang! Classic! Thats the first orginal version!
Colors still POP!
@@hemistormrc Is ur friend going to just store it as a collectors item? Or he going to use it and upgrade it?
Awesome find I would of paid top dollar for it 👍👍✌️
Gorgeous piece of machinery from when hpi was still in businesses
Man, that is awesome 🤤 Had a 5B SS in tangerine years ago, a great kit to build and just a stonking machine to play with...one of those I wish I still had. Thanks for the trip down memory lane 🤘
That’s awesome, just to know what restraint the original owner had to not want to drive it is unheard of but great to see a piece of hpi history being preserved, that’s cool 👍
Very nice...
Just found one for myself but it was used,no complaints!
Have fun with it, Aaron!
Lol! Didn't know you were from same country as me! Cool! Been following you some time now!😁😁😁
Been living in Norway for almost ten years now and I love it here!
Makes me miss the hpibajaforum! Looking at the purple anodization makes me wish I hadn't deanodized mine. Still run mine on occasion.
Awesome, you get to enjoy seeing it and then pass it to a friend. All free of charge! Early Christmas!
It seems like a lot of the old unicorn RCs are coming out of back rooms and closets right now. 👍🐒🇺🇸
Yep, as everything old and cool is worth a fortune now!
Man I remember drooling over this in high school! Sucks how far HPI has fallen over the past decade. :(
i love this channel! i love what you do! I love you! ;)))
i love holland !!! i wish you and your family the best of health. Greetings from Germany
Nice pick up 👍
Hey Chris, I ran into your video as I'm exploring for my new to me a baja 5bss (in mint condition) that I found of all places, a freakin' pawn shop. Now I'm feeling like the way you felt when you made this video. lol
I would love to see more hpi baja content! I always wanted a baja 5b and I’ve just bought one unfortunately it is a clone but I still love it!
With HPI making a comeback and large scale too, I would love to see a full-on next gen baja. Like a Baja V2 or Neo-Baja
Amazing. Hope I can find in 10 years a new in box Arrma Nero, that was the first and only RC I have drooled for.
I had the SS version and really enjoyed the build. Had lots of fun with it over several years then donated it to my LHS. I would love to find an original Savage 21!
Hurray 5th scale stuff this takes me back to when I first found your channel working on building the drag challenger and the early stages of the penta body and some of the fg stuff 👍
That's awesome! More 5th scale projects coming, some pretty rad stuff up ahead!
Nice buggy 👌🏻and congrats 😄
I owned 2 of them. They were money pits 😅
Moro at du endte opp med den. 😃 jeg så denne på finn selv. Jeg har flere helt nye bajaer i eske. Har fortsatt denne første utgaven også,som jeg kjøpte i 2006.
Det var ikke Chris som endte opp med den..det var meg...du må se hele videoen vettu ;)
Det er heldig at du har flere! Hvis du noensinne har tenkt å kvitte deg med noe, bare ta kontakt. Stefan eier den her, uten tvil den beste jeg har sett i den siste fem år. Utrolig vakker å se. 😃👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
He he. Ja jeg var litt rask der. Fikk det med meg etterhvert,at det var kameraten hans sin. 😂
Ja jeg husker jeg så den første gangen,og jeg klarte ikke å tenke på annet etterpå. Sparte leenge husker jeg. Klarer ikke kvitte meg med noe. Men sier ifra om det endrer seg. 😊
Wow that looks awesome and that colour scheme is insane. Thanks for the vid and a little dive into rc history. When are you gonna do the paint vid of that gmade truck. Thanks again and stay safe 👍👍🤟
Not sure yet, but I think next week. I have a lot of paintwork lined up this month!
When I was a kid things were different *LOL* thats a sweet ride...You need to get the frequency flag on the antenna and place it next to the Baja on the shelf ;)
Would have loved to add it to my collection but it went to a really great home!
SS! Hell yeah! Salute !
Wow that’s amazing in my area I can’t even find used ones anymore
Bought one new from tower hobbies back in the day still have it and still love it is still like brand new
Got one used for free last year. Retired LAPD was moving to ID and was gonna toss it in the trash. He took care of it, just needed a new filter and filter insert.
still got the film on my controller fm old school man
Always wanted one of those. Looks like when I 1st saw it at one of my local store. I would just upgrade the radio system and be done.
That is the find of a lifetime, I remember when the Baja was released, wow. Are you going to run it? Is it gonna be a pristine shelf queen?
Love it go-ped moter in a RC buggy.
This thing is oG
I had 3 for 4 Years... Every month i spend so much for my bajas... the one with the toxic Tewin was bad ass... but now... :( i miss that days
Crazy amounts spent every month!
I had a Baja SS kit I would pay 💵💵 for a new SS kit. We need hpi to build these again baja is KING OF RC CARS 😎
Top carro baja 🏎💥💨📽👀🥰🦾👏🏻👍🏻
OG
That thing is sweet love 5th scale action. It’s to bad the new HPI owners, can’t get there act together. In the US it’s become almost impossible to find 5b parts. Never mind actual 5Bs without going the Rovan or KM route. Hopefully the changes soon along with the prices.
I remember the all/aluminum one with the tracks that was at RCX!!
Mark Hull over at TGN or Exeter Hobbies as it’s called now still has it. Unique engineering from Brice Arnold over at Baja Skunkworks, amazing paint from Jeff Locas at Craftwerks RC. Just didn’t work too well, haha! Total work of art to behold though. I think it ran a Skopod engine too. Crazy stuff.
There was a whole crew of them together in the ‘custom Baja’ section... the one with the airbrushed skulls all over it, and the red one... drool*
@@hemistormrc remember the tank?? Converted from a Baja
My 23cc motor is still running. Ran it this spring,
great video, you should show your 1/5th i would be interested
Update. I have two of these. A purple chassis v2 with 26cc engine and I installed a windowed piston for some extra zoom. 990 carb. Moves nicely
And I just bought a v1 with 23cc engine. I’m going to rebuild this back to factory specs and I’ll install an updated ported 23cc top end from ddm
Unfortunately the original remote is a bit bashed