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[Phred]

Greetings,

This is my first post here. I am 59 years old (gasp!), and I have recently unearthed my old '60s collection of about a dozen mostly Cox cars. I built and informally raced them around '64/'66.

I have begun restoration on a number of them, and I was woundering if someone has a book on the history of the Cox cars. It would be nice to have info on the different versions of the cars, and the correct parts each one originally came with. Does a book like this exist?

My slot car interest and building when I was young influenced my whole life, as I became a professional racing engine builder, and raced sports cars in the SCCA for eighteen years. Thanks for any help.

Phred

[HarV Wallbanger III]

I'm sure Dokk can help you with your quest. Good luck!

[Tex]

Phred! Didn't I see you with George(of the Jungle) one time?! LOL

I think it's VERY cool that your slot car experience grew into a full-time career in 1:1 race cars! Many of us here grew up in the same era of slot racing you describe... some older, some younger. Welcome aboard! As mentioned, "Dokk"('TSR' on this forum, real name of Philippe DeLespinay) will tell you more than you can absorb about old slot cars, including those made by Cox. My first car slot car at a commercial slot car establishment was a Cox Chaparral II(I'm from Texas! ), followed by a Ferrari F1(Cox also). I didn't keep any of my old stuff, unfortunately(typical 'instant gratification' kid of the times, as soon as I didn't use it... chunked it). I rediscovered slots about 4 years ago(after leaving in Feb. 1973); it's been nothing but fun since!

[TSR]

"Phred", welcome to our animal house!

It is actually quite simple to figure out what Cox part fits with what chassis: ANY, since all were sold separately.
All the chassis you show appear to be the same, the one issued in 1965 to fit the Cox TTX250 motor, AKA Mabuchi FT36D in chrome and black.
There were three more variations of this chassis, one of the TTX200 motor, a Mabuchi FT36 with endbell-side drive, for the TTX150, a Mabuchi FT16D (can-side drive) and TTX100, a Mabuchi FT16 (endbell-side drive). Often, people fit the wrong motor in these chassis, resulting in the drive gears being on the wrong side and forcing lotsa spacers on one side, making the car WAAAAY too wide...

So go ahead and built those suckers, there are plenty of parts on E-Pay to complete them. Bodies are another matter altogether, the mint body kits getting a bit expensive nowadays...

[Phred]

Thank you all! Yes Philippe, I have many of the ones you mentioned. Three Chapps, two Cheetahs, two F1 Ferrari's, a BRM, a never run 1/24 & 1/32 Ford GT. A Lil' Cuc I am cleaning up right now which is in need of a windscreen, and rear tires. Is there an outlet for replacment windscreens? I suppose I can glue on any tire that will fit, but I would like to get as close to original as I can. Any suggestion? I will post pics as I complete my restorations. I'll start with the BRM which is almost finished. It was so much fun to open boxes that I had closed 45 years ago. Who ever said "you can't go home again" was wrong.
Phred

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[Gary Bluestone]

Click on the link below to connect with the Vintage Slot Racing News (VSRN) site ,which was the work of Greg Holland ,editor and enthusiast. Gb



http://www.vsrnonlin.../Cox/index.html

[Race27]

A bit of an update on my projects. I've been slowly building some of these frames, plus a Revel and Manta Ray, This one posed a problem, as the coxalloy bushings had spun in the frame for so long, that the bores were elongated. To fix that I had to drill and ream the frame out to .250 for the new ball bearings. You really have to be carefull as the mag is very brittle. But all worked out ok, and soon it will be on Epay with the others I mentioned above. Of course, I've kept some good ones for my display cabinet. This forum has been a great help, I wish I had discovered it sooner. Cheers.
Phred

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