I drooled over this car and another Cox buggy in the Sears catalog when I was a young teenager back then. I always wanted one…I know they’re like hens’ teeth, though…. Thanks for sharing!
I owned one of these when I was 16 years old. I'm from Oceanside, CA and I got my kit from our local Price Club (now Costco)! Can you believe that? The thing kicked ass until it hit the curb! Or until I drove it into the curb. I was way too young for a machine/toy like that. Edited: Back then cox sold it's own fuel in metal cans that resemble what you would see paint thinner sold in today.
Love your work & time. You got a subscriber & a like bro. I'm not even a nitro guy never ever had one either but I like the hobby, never had a plane but I like them, never had a heli but I like them the most. 👍
I had one in the 90s. I lived close to the cox hobbies warehouse that was in Corona California so parts were somewhat easy to aquire. They soon after moved their company out of state. I went through a lot of the brass brake bands. I found that putting two bands on helped tremendously. The one way bearing in the starter gear slips at times their cure was to pour some of the nitro fuel on it to work it out. Best of luck to you, those 12th scale beauties were a blast.
I have one for sale. Has a decent box. An original un-painted body and original transmitter and receiver in the box as well. Looking to sell it if you are interested 🤙🤙
I had an old OS Guppy radio to control the steering of my Cox doom-buggy. The piston inhales fresh air from under the bottom of the piston through the exhaust ports... haa, ha, the reed valve spits/sucks a bit of fuel into the crank-case. It is a weird way of mixing fuel but it worked. My bro had a Mustang U-control airplane with an exhaust dampner that rotated with full "Up" so that the O49 would scream as it did a loop-t-loo. Cox was quite the childrens toys, I loved learning the internal combustion engine from them.
I'm from control line but I love RC cars and I know what he's talking about when he says exhaust control throttle.. the old cox 049 worked on that and a Read valve carburetor system . Love the vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I just picked up one on eBay. I’ve always wanted one, and it is finally on it way. 34 years later. Did you get the starter thing going? I see your channel is still active.
I hope that fuel is chock full of castor oil. Those engines HATE synthetic oil. No less than 20% castor by total fuel volume. They also like high nitro. I use SIG 25% 1/2a fuel in my Cox 049s and they love it.
@@mininitrorc Ahh heh. Ye I just wanted to be sure, saw a can of VP Fuel sitting there. Good stuff for a normal engine but these little guys aren't normal. They're fun though. Angry bees! I would like to see how that thing drives if you can get the engine to run nice. Don't expect much power though. About 40-45 watts is 'bout all she's good for. Might be worth 35%, maybe even 40% nitro.
For parts informations tips and trick join cox engine forum y made couple modification for them upgrade parts To start try wit large o ring wit starter it work for me
Cox had such a huge impact on us as kids that we are not willing to let go of as adults.
I drooled over this car and another Cox buggy in the Sears catalog when I was a young teenager back then. I always wanted one…I know they’re like hens’ teeth, though…. Thanks for sharing!
I owned one of these when I was 16 years old. I'm from Oceanside, CA and I got my kit from our local Price Club (now Costco)! Can you believe that? The thing kicked ass until it hit the curb! Or until I drove it into the curb. I was way too young for a machine/toy like that. Edited: Back then cox sold it's own fuel in metal cans that resemble what you would see paint thinner sold in today.
Love your work & time. You got a subscriber & a like bro. I'm not even a nitro guy never ever had one either but I like the hobby, never had a plane but I like them, never had a heli but I like them the most. 👍
I had one in the 90s. I lived close to the cox hobbies warehouse that was in Corona California so parts were somewhat easy to aquire. They soon after moved their company out of state. I went through a lot of the brass brake bands. I found that putting two bands on helped tremendously. The one way bearing in the starter gear slips at times their cure was to pour some of the nitro fuel on it to work it out. Best of luck to you, those 12th scale beauties were a blast.
I have one for sale. Has a decent box. An original un-painted body and original transmitter and receiver in the box as well. Looking to sell it if you are interested 🤙🤙
I had an old OS Guppy radio to control the steering of my Cox doom-buggy. The piston inhales fresh air from under the bottom of the piston through the exhaust ports... haa, ha, the reed valve spits/sucks a bit of fuel into the crank-case. It is a weird way of mixing fuel but it worked.
My bro had a Mustang U-control airplane with an exhaust dampner that rotated with full "Up" so that the O49 would scream as it did a loop-t-loo. Cox was quite the childrens toys, I loved learning the internal combustion engine from them.
I'm from control line but I love RC cars and I know what he's talking about when he says exhaust control throttle.. the old cox 049 worked on that and a Read valve carburetor system . Love the vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I consider myself reasonably well educated on RC cars but I've never heard of exhaust gas recirculation throttle before. Very neat
I had this same exact one in the late 80s. 89-91.
What an abomination... I love it.
I need to get this guy running, still haven't taken the time to make my own fuel for it
this is so cool, rare and unique. consider yourself lucky to own such a gem! Great vid
Hey that's really cool👍😍 well done congratulations. I love that old 049 class, i have e JeroBee Mc-Laren M8 and two Kyosho Mini Cooper's😄
I just picked up one on eBay. I’ve always wanted one, and it is finally on it way. 34 years later.
Did you get the starter thing going? I see your channel is still active.
Let’s see her running! I just bought 2 never run Cox .049 GTP Nissan’s for my Dad and I to race each other. Childhood dream in action!
Hopefully soon! Gotta get this pull cord to work
I remember when this came out
You should order fuel from Brodak since they make a blend just for .049 engines with high nitro and about 20% oil half and half synthetic and castor.
Do you know anything about the Kyoshi 049 Ferrari f189 car as I got one but it’s missing many parts any help would be great
Awesome!
That’s sweet!! I’d love to see it running. I love those Cox 049 engines. Do you have any running vids on your twin engine mini nitro?
I do, but not enough to string together for a full length video lol. I did have it running at the end of my last 2-engine video though
I have one of these in my basement
want to sell it?
I hope that fuel is chock full of castor oil. Those engines HATE synthetic oil. No less than 20% castor by total fuel volume. They also like high nitro. I use SIG 25% 1/2a fuel in my Cox 049s and they love it.
If you watch on, you’ll see I talk about needing to add castor oil to my fuel to hit 20%. It’s absolutely not being run with just 12%!
@@mininitrorc Ahh heh. Ye I just wanted to be sure, saw a can of VP Fuel sitting there. Good stuff for a normal engine but these little guys aren't normal.
They're fun though. Angry bees! I would like to see how that thing drives if you can get the engine to run nice.
Don't expect much power though. About 40-45 watts is 'bout all she's good for. Might be worth 35%, maybe even 40% nitro.
This was my first nitro RC, a total piece of junk... but I loved it. 😂
Thanks for sharing!
Junk? They were amazing cars!
I’m looking for one of these to finish my build.
I have one, im interested in selling it.
Do you still have that car for sell?
For parts informations tips and trick join cox engine forum y made couple modification for them upgrade parts To start try wit large o ring wit starter it work for me