Cox Lodela .049 Car Engine

@Ken Cook wrote:           I just threw out over 10 of these units.

I could be wrong Bob on my identification of the exact part. My dad had younger brothers that were very into drag racing in the 70's. My dad would do most of the machining and engine work. My grandfather would just yell. Between my uncle's and their friends they would meet in a large parking lot. At times there were 30 or more Chevelle's and Gto's. My dad brought out the Cox Stinger one afternoon and all were hooked. These guys were buying them left and right. They would break or they would tire of them and give them to me. Sadly, I have two runners left. I know my uncle still has some on his shelf . When I moved out of our house, I left most of the bodies and chassis parts, at least 3 Baja Buggies, Dune Buggies and 2 Gurney Eagles.

It is approximately 40 USD.

From Wikipedia:

Plasticos Lodela S.A. was a Mexican model and toy company. It was founded on August 17, 1957 by Apolo Lopez de Lara. The company name was a contraction of his surname. It was manufacturing the Revell brand plastic models. In 1975 Lodela began to manufacture the Cox brand engine toys. From the mid 1980s it issued also Airfix and Heller SA models. Some model kits included Lodela original Mexican markings.