Prop Rod Project

Ricksrod Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:52 pm

I received a Prop Rod for my 10th birthday in 1959. Had a lot of fun with that teather car running in a 30' dia. circle. At some point the body was broken beyond repair. the The alum. frame and wheels just sat till about a month ago. I dug it out and made a replacement body out of an old fence board. It runs great and draws attention each time I take it out. Dad would be happy to see it still running. He raced teather cars in the 30's.

crankbndr Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:03 pm

Not bad for an old fence board!! Prop Rod was my first Cox toy about the same year. We ran it hard in the street. I probably died from dirt in the engine, can't remember that part.
Welcome to CEF!!

Ricksrod Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:00 pm

Here is a shot of the car in action!.. Babe Bee .049

https://youtu.be/HaPeUzm1lwA

rsv1cox Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:32 am

Old number 88 looks great.

What does it weigh?

Ricksrod Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:56 am

She weighs in at 24OZ. not sure what a stock prop rod weighs. Back in the day I remember we added some lead to keep the car stable. Watching some slow motion video, #88 does it's share of bouncing and dancing as it goes around. Small Cox Logo