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When my son was 4 in 71 I think I had the Vic dune buggy. I converted it to RC but somehow it only made left turns. We ran it a few times in parking lot. In 65-66 at Newport RI navy base pier I that the PT 19 cox. It actually worked on control line for three circles. On 4 th I tried landing. Well it landed but lost prop n cracked a little on body. The concrete pier my ship Theo had a few observers. Later I got into RC and had better landing skills. Yes the fuel smell and hard starting of the .049’s. Graduated to 35 n 50 sized which was easy with electric starter.
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Remember this WenMac guy?!!!! To hell with the tether, just be prepared to climb a tree even if you were in an empty field. He'd always find the nearest tree!
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This brings back memories of my experiences with Cox BabeBee 049 engines in my school days.
Unfortunately I never had one on a tethered car (I would have loved that), so mine were either fitted into control line aircraft (such as the Phantom Mite) or a balsa construction swamp buggy that myself and a friend used to enjoy running on the pond in our local park.
Just starting and running the engine screwed onto a piece of wood fixed onto an old orange box was also a childhood pleasure!
I can still remember the smell of the Nitrex 15 when I think about running my BabeBee engines.
Happy days………..
Bob.
Unfortunately I never had one on a tethered car (I would have loved that), so mine were either fitted into control line aircraft (such as the Phantom Mite) or a balsa construction swamp buggy that myself and a friend used to enjoy running on the pond in our local park.
Just starting and running the engine screwed onto a piece of wood fixed onto an old orange box was also a childhood pleasure!
I can still remember the smell of the Nitrex 15 when I think about running my BabeBee engines.
Happy days………..
Bob.
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Jump,
the red car pre-dated the Cox Bees and Tee Dees.
It was about 1948 or there about and was about a .19.
In answer to Lew’s question, Cox made .010, .020, .049, .051, .09 and .15 motors. Some were reed valve and others rotary valve. They made various versions of these.
They made some others like the Cloud Hopper but nearly 60 years has somewhat clouded my recollections.
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I have a collection of motors ranging from .010 to 50cc, glow and petrol. Some date back to the 1930s and I have the points and coils to run them as spark ignition. Some are marine water cooled motors.
If you are interested I can start a new post on post pictures of my motors.
the red car pre-dated the Cox Bees and Tee Dees.
It was about 1948 or there about and was about a .19.
In answer to Lew’s question, Cox made .010, .020, .049, .051, .09 and .15 motors. Some were reed valve and others rotary valve. They made various versions of these.
They made some others like the Cloud Hopper but nearly 60 years has somewhat clouded my recollections.
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I have a collection of motors ranging from .010 to 50cc, glow and petrol. Some date back to the 1930s and I have the points and coils to run them as spark ignition. Some are marine water cooled motors.
If you are interested I can start a new post on post pictures of my motors.
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In the early 1960s i went thru a succession of BabeBee .o49. Cox also made a .020 with integral tank/firewall-mount. The Cox .010 was beam-mount,required a separate fuel tank. The Cox GoldenBee 049 had a slightly larger integral tank than the BabeBee so wud run abt 5min compared with the BabeBee running 3min. Several of the Cox ready-to-fly plastic controlline planes had 049 engines with dual ports machined into the cylinder walls, they produced more power than the BabeBee but were not sold as separate powerplants under a different model name.
Then i discovered "women" & control-line flying took a backseat.......
Then i discovered "women" & control-line flying took a backseat.......
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I had one as well, but in a control line plane. First one to whack my finger.
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Lew Zee (LewsModelBoats.org)
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The Baby Bee was .049. I can still hear the scream!
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Was the Cox an .020 or .049? I remember having an .049.
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Sorry, EdW, I didn't read your last message, I think I understood. Did you use the engine from that little red car?
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Hi EdW, sorry but what does "Cox Baby Bee" mean?
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