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V8 Race Car

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$23.99 $39.99 In stock

Buckle up, gearheads! Ready to become a backyard engineer? Snap together your own V8 race car and watch the magic happen—literally. Build a fully functional four-speed manual transmission with reverse, a torque-sensing differential that grips curves like a pro, real shock absorbers, and a show-stopping V8 engine with visible pistons and crankshaft spinning away. Twist the adjustable steering wheel left or right, and you're ready to roll. The vintage racer design turns heads, while the 40-page color manual unlocks the secrets of how cars actually work. Perfect for curious minds who want to learn engineering the fun way—one satisfying snap at a time.

From Thames & Kosmos, for ages 10 and up

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Kevin M. ★★★★★

My son and I spent Saturday afternoon building this together, and the four-speed manual transmission actually shifts through gears with a satisfying click. It's genuinely educational too—he finally understands how reverse works now.

Chloe R. ★★★★★

My 10-year-old is obsessed with the four-speed transmission—he's rebuilt it three times just to watch the gears shift in reverse. Took us about an hour of snapping, but the manual gearbox feels surprisingly solid.

Benjamin R. ★★★★★

Snapped it together with my kid in one rainy afternoon, and the four-speed manual transmission actually clicks through its gears like the real thing. Even the reverse works, which is way more than I expected from a plastic build kit. My only excuse for playing with it after bedtime is "testing the b