Vintage Radio Shack RC ROAD FURY 49MHz Remote Control Toy Truck AS IS Complete

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Vintage Radio Shack RC ROAD FURY 49MHz Remote Control Toy Truck AS IS Complete:
$49.99

LISTED AS USED, HOWEVER IT DOES HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTENNA OR REMOTE CONTROLLER. ONLY WORKS WHEN THE TWO ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, OR TOUCHING. MIGHT BE AN EASY FIX, BEYOND MY KNOWLEDGE.
That being said, truck is in very good condition, lightly used. Some signs of use and handling, but very solid over all. Will need a good cleaning from dust. Please see pictures.
The problem is that the truck only responds when I put the antenna right next to or touching the antenna on the controller. This issues is beyond my knowledge, but you might know how to fix it. Tested with fresh batteries so that is not the issue. Could be that it needs caps replaced on the board or a new antenna or something else.
Runs on 8 AA batteries and 1 9V for receiver, none will be included.Frequency is 49MHz
Thanks for looking at this rare gem!