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• 1983

• Set Year: 1983
• Set Number: 8841
• Set Parts: 180
• Set Price: 39.90
• Building Instruction: No
• Currency: Guilders

Set 8841 was released in 1983, and was the only Technic set released in Europe that year.  This is a much more traditional dune buggy than the previous model, 8845, and yet is very similar to the Go Cart 854.  It features rack and pinion steering and a 1 cylinder reciprocating engine.  The main chassis is constructed of beams, the roll cage and upper frame of axles and toothed connectors, and the colorful seat of standard plates.{phocadownload view=file|id=362|text=Building Instruction|target=b}

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• 1983

• Set Year: 1983
• Set Number: 1924
• Set Parts: 103
• Building Instruction: No
• Currency: na

Set 1924 was released in 1983 and was available only in the USA. It was by far the smallest Technic set to date, and was actually available to order from cereal boxes in some places. This motorcycle is short on features, but this is not surprising for its size.  he front fork is steerable, and the kickstand can be retracted. Toothed connectors are used extensively in construction.

It is safe to say that this motorcycle did not break any new technical ground, but it is nicely proportioned for its size and would mark the path for a large number of even smaller Technic sets in the future.

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• 1983

• Set Year: 1983
• Set Number: 8847
• Set Parts: 250
• Building Instruction: No
• Currency: na

Set 8847 was released in 1983 and was available only in the USA. Do they have top fuel drag racing in Europe? Maybe not, which would explain the discrepancy. This model features rack and pinion steering, a 2 cylinder reciprocating engine, and a rear differential, as well as a host of nice looking aesthetic features including a large rear spoiler.

This set was the first to use the pulleys as wheels, and the first to use the new tire treads for them. This is also the first occurrence of white beams, of which there were four 16L in this set. There are two 2L light gray beams here as well.  Despite light gray being a common Technic color, there had never been light gray beams before.  Even as of 1983, the light gray and white beams came only in one size each.

This is the only drag racer ever released by LEGO^® Technic, and is therefore quite unique. Because of this, and because it was only released in the USA, this is one of the most difficult models to find and purchase on the secondary market. 

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