This was the first "gas" powered anything I ever owned. I never got the engine running in the correct direction - always ran backwards. I had no idea what I was doing. So I'd just send it up the street backward. Didn't use the string that it was supposed to be attached to. I have no idea how many times I ran it, how long I had it or what happened to it. I wish as a kid I knew what I'd wish I'd still want now. I would have taken better care of things.

@accidental_relevance

Жыл бұрын

It's when I first realized that I would rather have an electric car

That about sums up my experience with the Cox car I received one Christmas back in the 70s.....lol

@geoffreyreeves8372

4 жыл бұрын

This car was complete dog shit I had the same thing and it ran on a string but of course I could never get it to run

@MrCarrizojim

3 жыл бұрын

Mine ran awesome

I had one of these. It was very difficult to start and keep it running long enough to race it. I traded it to another kid, for another Purple Cox Dune Buggy.

I love the smell of nitro in the morning!

Man, does this bring back memories and a sore thumb from turning that rear wheel. 😃😃😃😃😃

I had the Purple Dune Buggy. Friend , Frog eyes Henry had this one . A Cox & a 20" Schwinn, Life was great. 1972

This is exactly how I remember it. HARD AS HELL TO START 😂

Exactly how I remember , lol Oh the sweet smell of the fuel in the air and tuning it out lean till the glow plug melted. Lol good stuff. How about spilling half the fuel and it was cold on your hands. Ha ha

Sat on the sidewalk for hours doing that!!

Yep that was how mine went 1972 maybe. Mine was red white blue. Lots of learning about rich and lean. I got it to run a couple times on the string. Got the red Corsair ukie same year. The start of a 50 yr love affair with all things RC.

I don’t know why, but for some reason, I still get down on the ground to start these things..even though I’m over 50 now🤣

I had the Cox pinto funny car. Trying to start it wasn't funny. Mine spent most of its time on my bedroom shelf. Cox planes were ok and I had no problems with their dune buggy.

I had the Cox ski-doo in 1974 with a pull start and it worked perfect for a few years, bought one on E bay a couple years ago for big bucks !

Got mine to run one time. Used two bricks at the end of the sidewalk that angled out so the string could “Y” out. Parachute didn’t work right, and it just brought the bricks together and disintegrated. It was a one-and-done…. never ran again. Those .049 engines were a struggle. But fun. Never got the planes to work. Then went on to Estes rockets. Those, were awesome.

The most Esoteric toy I ever had...

Very cool, brings back so many memories, I still have a Vega, pinto, and rail dragster cox cars from the early 70s. Had a red 57 chevy too and a couple planes. 👍👍

When I was a kid my Dad bought me the Funny Car. We couldn't get that one to start either! Cox .049's always ran great in planes, not so well in cars or boats. Never saw the Dragster before. Maybe it was only available in Japan? Anyway, "Bideo arigatou Kan-san!"

@pxi03176

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Mr.　Mad　Scientist　! It's being wished that you're able to enjoy yourself by this machine.

@dagalfheim7056

5 жыл бұрын

I had the funny car too...worked great the top fuel dragster was sold at the same time. These things would really go but the stopping them was not obvious

The memories that brings back...lol.

??? I had one of these dragsters. A red one. From what I hear that was a rare one. It always started and ran like a bastard. We had a howl with that thing.

I had the Pinto funny car, and I never had a problem starting it. Fuel it, close the needle valve then open it 3 1/2 turns, turn the tires a few times to draw fuel into the engine, prime it, put the battery clip on and turn the tires it almost always fired right up. My friend had the blue dragster and it worked ok too.

I have the white pinto funny car. Set a line almost a mile at an industrial complex on a Sunday. Had a 1979 Dodge Aspen clock it at 72 mph

I feel like I have gotten the fullest experience possible without actually having bought one on eBay for an astronomical sum.

Remember 3 turns out to start, and the correct connector for the glow plug would help alot

Yep.... I had a car and an airplane with COX .049 engines and neither me or my dad ever got one started. (1974). In fact, I was in a model club three years later and the teacher couldn't get one started either. KZread is the first time I've actually seen one running.

I have the white Pinto funny car. Used to have the rail when i was 8 or 10.

I had a Cox Dragster, But it had a recoil pull start.

We had this dragster way back in the mid seventies. I know a lot of viewers were disappointed but that thing was extremely hard to start. There was a small metal loop at the front and back underneath the dragster that you ran a long length of string which was tied to a metal pin at each end that you actually drove into the asphalt.

I had one of these in the 70s. You are missing a couple essential things that make this car useless without them. It is supposed to run on a 50-60 yd string stretched between two big nails pounded in the pavement with a small knot about 2/3 down. The string should pass through a slotted lever on the underside. That would pop the chute and actuate a choke collar on the exhaust to shut off the motor. Most importantly, you are missing the launcher. You start the car, put it on the launcher, adjust the needle, get it screaming and hit the button that drops the back wheels... mine would run 20-30 mph Can’t believe they are near $1k on eBay. Keep your eyes peeled at yard sales.

Man, I loved firing up those engines. Not much has changed either, other than the size of the toys

I remember seeing the dragster in the Cox catalog. It ran along a string from what I recall. I never had enough money as a kid to buy it. I remember my cousins had a Cox buggie that had a pull starter, a miniature version of a lawn mower pull starter.

@hankschrader149

8 жыл бұрын

those are great memories thx for sharing. I had a cox airplane on strings. never got off the ground, my Pops fired it up one time cut his finger on the prop bye bye airplane 😂

@hmdwn

7 жыл бұрын

I had the the same one...it ran along a long string and had a trigger that hit a knot in the string to deploy the parachute. I remember when the engine reved the slicks grew taller...just like the real deal!

@68blownpony

7 жыл бұрын

We had those dragters as kids. They ran along a string. We used to line them up side by side and race them down the street. They were a total pain in the ass to get started. Loved the old toys. So much more dangerous and fun!

Couple drops of fuel on the old exhaust port. I had the dune buggy. It had a pull start and a adjustable speed ring that covered the exhaust port. So cool.😀

Haha seems about right. Exactly how I remember most nitro rc car days going. Man does this make me remember the frustration and gives me a little more appreciation for my electric rc car

@9rjharper

3 ай бұрын

I would just use way too high nitro percentage til they’d wear out.

Had a Vega panel funnycar!

This car was dog crap I had this car and it never worked once What about the string that was supposed to deploy the parachute

@MrCarrizojim

3 жыл бұрын

Mine worked very well...

I've got a Cox dragster from 35 years ago. It has a different body style though

They were hard to start.

They make a great model😂

That's 3 minutes I can't get back lol

Hours of fu.....frustration

So at this point I’d take out my Louisville slugger…. Now onto my Cox gas powered German Stuka Fighter plane

I picked one of those up at a swap meet and later sold it now I regret it

Do you still have it ?? I would be interested in buying it from ya !!

need to call AAA

Didnt those things have a little pull chord to start them like a lawnmower???

Rookie 😂 obviously did have these as a kid😅

Why not use an electric drill to turn it over until it runs?

Mate, I had a Cox dune buggy and it was such a bastard to start. I feel your pain.....

@briannotafan3368

4 жыл бұрын

i never had a problem startin eather one we would race the dragster on foot our dune buggies on the snow only problem recoil would break we could fix em in a few minenits

did any body ever get the chute to deploy or motor shut down mine would go past the bead go to the shock cord backfire + run backwards to the start

BTW, mine was the Red, White & Blue version.

Open 3 turns to start

Kids these days have no clue how gas motors work or anything mechanical cuse toys these days takes batteries and no need to assemble cuse they play video games all day. I'm 30 and when I was a kid I had to build my toys or when I was like 10 and 11 I was flying nitro powered and gas powered rc planes and tunning my own motors only video games we had our was Nintendo 64 and playstation 1 that's it no online gaming yet at that point and no cell phones became mainstream till I was 13. But I also built a model cars had this exact same Cox dragster that I fixed up looking brand new and ran like brand new when I was 11 found it at a old flea market and re built it my self

one LARGE clip one small clip???

with a starter it's a lot easier.

That's wasted 2 minutes of my life ...

What a total waste of time!!!!!!!

Uh, not very impressive.