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There's a couple on e-bay, one real mint

Yeah, Danny.

Funny story about those.

When I was in sixth grade, my brother and i went to Mexico as part of an sister city exhchange between the city we grew up in (San Gabriel) and it's sister city in Mexico, Celaya, in Guanajuato.  A goodwill gesture between countries and cities.  It was a one week stay, a long time to be away from home without mom and dad..........beside the language difference and being chased around by the maids in these people's house.........

So, it is the last day and I am up at 5:00 a.m., bag packed and ready to go...........no one else up in the house.  We are sleeping in their son's room, and he happened to have that very toy.  Brown with yellow stripe.  I was bored and started to fiddle with the car.  Yep, fired that bad daddy up and woke the whole family.  Scared the crap out of all of us!  They were happy to take me back to the airport.

I just received this Cox Beetle. Now I am looking for parts, or a second car. Can you help? Are there any Cox-friends out there? Even in Europe?

Funny story dave, Ya I would have sent you back to! Just kidden. I had a yellow one, And I think thats why or where I got hooked on 5 spokes.

When it comes to those toys, you gotta be careful who you ask to help you with your Cox. ;D

Used to be a place called Cox Steel Works over by Rollings Automotive in Fullerton.

Their motto was "We Specialize in Steel Erections"   ;D

Hey Helge what parts are you looking for?

Side note Cox Hobbies was headquartered in Santa Ana on Warner Ave. I remember my parents driving me down there to get parts for various airplanes and wheeled vehicles.

Got more infos about these toys ? The funny thing is that "cox" is the name we give to the beetle in french (it's the diminutive for "coccinelle").

Hi Rick,

i am looking for one front and one rear-tire. Or a complete 2nd car....if you find something, please let me know. These models are pretty rare here in Europe.

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Something else that was kinda cool from the roy COX co, Where the thimble or tether race car stuff from the 40-50s . Toys were cool for kids back then!! Look up roy cox or just cox car stuff on e-bay, Some big dollar stuff now!

My dad had one of those growing up!  Looked like a period-correct Indy car...

Oh?  :D
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 :o :o tero that club doesn't exist  anymore , it was located at 20 km from my town ,it was active into the mid90's to late 90's and after  finish

This has to be the best name for a club ever!

The bilion dollar question though, is: Did they know or didn't they?

 :D :D ;D guys you are perverts !  :D

You say that like it's a bad thing  ;D

Because of them I will never hear this name the same way : they have perverted my innocent and pure mind  :-[

 :D ;D

Think I have posted this before but, imagine my initial surprise first time at Spa VW event trying to buy tickets from a woman in ticket office: "English? Oui, yes. You form England? Oh, Finland? Long way, you have your cox with you? I'll come to see your cox". Luckily I had read Super VW and was aware  :D

The word "cook" (chef) is equally bad for Swedes/Norwegians as the translation is "kock" and as the translation is too close a lot of them pronounce it the scandinavian way :) I cannot remember whom I heard it but, anyway, he was trying to same something nice about good meal in US and wanted to sent his regards to the cook..

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It's not everyday that a woman ask you "can I see your cox ?"   :D

Guess what "huy" means in Polish ;)

;D   ;D    ;D    ;D

here in belgium is an old town not so far from liege another old town  ;D

Yes, I know that. It's kind of easy to remember ;D

Anyway, it's a prefect place for a club called "hard cox"

have a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS9dfT9xLjQ

cool and it is there a big truck arrives and runs on the buggy  ;D ;D

...like in "Ocean`s 11"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsUpup13azw

Geez, I bet its been 35-40 years since I have heard one of those run! Thanks for posting.

heres one

WOW!!! Is this the one with the parachute?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1076240


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Beat me to it!  $39 is a steal, but I can't justify toys when I have an engine to finish...lol.

Wouldnt sweat it bugnut68, They pop up quite often ! There was a all most NOS one about a week ago on ebay for 75.00

Just FYI, Jim Holmes used to work for Cox (not the cable TV...) when they were located on Warner in Santa Ana...

Dean, was that roy cox's place ?

Not sure but it was near the intersection of Warner and Grand in Santa Ana. He worked on the small (airplane) engines....