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This electronic toy was a black corvette. When the car was turned on, it would play the 'CHARGE!' tune. Under the hood there was a sensor-touch keypad that contained: numbers 0-9 (the number of seconds or times to repeat a function. It could be programmed as long as you wanted...). It had arrows to program the car's direction (Left, Right, Forward, Reverse, Reverse Left, Reverse Right), lights, siren, horn, stop and go.

The lights, siren, horn, stop and go functions could be programmed as well. Example: 'Stop', 'Lights' (5), 'reverse' (1), 'reverse left' (9), 'Siren' (10), 'GO'. On 'Go' the car will: screech the tires (sound), flash the headlights for 5 seconds, reverse for 1 second, continue into a left reverse for 9 seconds, wail the siren for 10 seconds, then stop.

The car was quite the technologically advanced toy I had ever seen as a kid. You could program anything into this car and it would perform it to perfection. It could drive in figure 8's, circles, squares, etc. All it required were (1) 9 volt, and (2) D cell batteries.

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stephen adams - December 18, 2007 - Report this comment
I have one that i got off of ebay. It is the 280zx. It has the directions. And it looks and works perfect. It is a very cool and amazing toy.
Allen Reeve - January 31, 2008 - Report this comment
The 255 Computer Command Corvette was one of my favorite toys. Just a couple of corrections, it used four C batteries and one 9volt. The keypad did not have room for the numbers 0-9, but instead it had 1, 4, and 8. To make any value other then those three numbers you just added each key press. For example to get 6, press 1, 1, and 4. Also most of the info (what little there is) says this toy was from 1981, but the car I have shows a manufacture date of Sept 1980, and the battery cover has 1980 molded into the cover in Roman numerals.
Christy - April 13, 2008 - Report this comment
I still have one too. It is a great toy.
stephen adams - July 11, 2008 - Report this comment
i found the corvette on ebay for .99 cents and it works great and i also have the datsun280zx
tony - July 21, 2008 - Report this comment
i had the corvette. man, did i wear that thing out!

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