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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:06 pm

Hi friends, I buy this beautifuls cars and don´t know the story, how does works? by hand? or pulling a cord?

This blue very simple but cool

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The best black with pan floor

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Me soon say that are very strongs toys, don´t fragile plastics
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Post  OVERLORD Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:17 pm

Hi José,

Your blue car should be a "wind up"

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Post  OVERLORD Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:19 pm

Isn't your black car like this?

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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:21 pm

Thanks Lord. I can see the original clock spring engine


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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:23 pm

What is this into your black car ????????
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Post  OVERLORD Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:26 pm

jmcalata wrote:What is this into your black car ????????

Don't know, some kind of cylinder. Found that over here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage1950s-ROY-COX-Thimble-Drome-Champion-pusher-race-car-original-con-92-/141706309261?rmvSB=true&nma=true&si=U%252F%252FZbo0vPputbbJuUdGFTA3XyuI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:30 pm

Whooow 1950 !!!
Pusher means pulling the chord making circles?
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Post  ian1954 Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:53 pm

You might be looking for an O Forty Five or an O Sixty special.

http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/cox_earlyengines.htm

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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:58 pm

Hi Ian this very dificult and very expensive.
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Post  ian1954 Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:09 pm

I don't know that much, if anything!, about the Cox cars but here is another link.

http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/cox_models.htm#Thimble Drome Special

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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:28 pm

Ok, then both are COX Thimble Drome race car pusher of 1950, Blue is Wind up #5 and Black is Champion #303C.

Forty five car engine seem a great design.

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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:33 pm

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Post  jmcalata Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:49 pm

Maybe, Wind up glow engine version

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But was 275$ intitial bid Shocked

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cox-wen-mac-testors-special-gas-power-tether-car-thimble-drome-original/172230270867?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D5942376fdde6493b98a5118f25bc82e1%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D381647604137
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