Cox Chaparral Front Wheels Free Wheeling Slot Car 1 Pair #14043 NOS 1/24 Vintage

Description

For this listing we offer ONE PAIR of  vintage 1960's o
riginal
Real Magnesium Chaparral
Front Free Wheeling (standard) Wheels by
Cox,
Smooth 1/8" opening for all COX Smooth Tapered 1/8" Axles.   1/24 Scale.  New Old Stock.
Measurement 5/8" O.D. x 21/64" Wide x 9/32" Long.
Manufactured in the 1960's by Cox Manufacturing.  Cox Part #
14043.
Note:
This listing is for one pair of Wheels "ONLY"---- NO Factory Packaging is available.  Your NOS Wheels will be packaged in a plastic bag.  Factory Packaging shown in pics is for "VIEWING ONLY."
Cox Manufacturing
LeRoy Cox, of Santa Ana, California, founded Cox, the most respected name in the business, in 1945. Perhaps the first to develop a low-cost miniature gas engine, Cox manufactured a line of gas-powered airplanes and cars that proved immensely successful. Cox was at the top in 1964, when slot car racing was set to really take off. In spite of advice “not to get involved” by business partners, Cox went into the hobby with a vengeance, producing the most beautiful slot cars ever made over the next four years.
After introducing the first true diecast magnesium chassis as separate components, the Ferrari and BRM F1 kits were issued shortly thereafter, followed by the RTR versions. Early RTR had vac-plated magnesium wheels. Plating was deleted in subsequent issues. The cars won rave reviews in all the model car magazines, and sold by the hundreds of thousands. Cox had established a benchmark of quality that virtually no other manufacturer was to reach. Packaging was sumptuous, quality control was near perfect, instructions, decals and parts beyond reproach.
Cox quickly followed its F1s with a brace of Ford GT40s in 1/24 and 1/32 scale. The early 1/24 kits had the TTX200, an FT36 with, like all Cox motors, a chrome-plated can. The improved FT36D and a new chassis soon replaced it. It is rumored that the earliest kits had the TTX100 (FT16) motor, but the author has not been able to verify this.  The 1/32 kit used an inline magnesium chassis with drop arm and a TTX100 motor. Later versions would use the TTX150 (FT16D) and the final series had aluminum, instead of magnesium chassis and wheels.
My Dad owned a Hobby Shop that closed in the early 1970's, and he kept some of the more interesting slot cars and accessories from that era.  The items I am listing are in most cases, near new or gently used.  I have taken many pictures to show every angle and have tried to describe all features and/or flaws to the best of my ability.  Please email with any questions specific to something I may have missed. Please check my other listings as I will be selling many cars, accessories and track in all three scales-- HO, 1/32nd, and 1/24th.
If you don't see the car or part you are looking for, please email me.  If I have it, I will list it for you.  Many of the items in my inventory  are  NEW OLD STOCK.
These items come from a non-smoking environment.
Please look carefully at the pictures. We do out best to accurately describe each item, condition of the item and any defects.
What you see in the picture is what you are bidding on.
"SOLD AS IS, AS PICTURED"
If you have any questions regarding shipping or the item, please email us BEFORE you bid or buy.
The Shipping/Handling Fee, includes our cost for packaging materials, postage and Delivery Confirmation, but NOT insurance.
Fees shown are for USA Delivery ONLY. All Payments must be through PAYPAL.
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