COXLotus40

"IT BECAME LEGEND !! "
No.1

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There were many great slotcar kits. This page introduces them to you.
First, This is "LOTUS 40"by cox.
(by "The Model Speed Life Magazine No.6" in 1966)

The 1/1scale of "Lotus 40" didn't have a success story. But the 1/24 scale of "Lotus 40"and "Lotus 30" had many success storys.
For example, a TAMIYA's "Lotus 30"and "Lotus 40" were among the best slotcar kits.
By the way, I 've wanted to get a special one before.
This is "COX's kits". COX's kits had high quality and good reality.
But they were very expensive.
I couldn't buy them.
I liked "Chaparral 2,2D,2E",and
"Lotus 40".
left is the cox's"Lotus 40" kit with motor(mabuchi-motor FT-36D!).
A price was 4,400 yen!(360yen/$)

SCALE	1/24
LENGTH	175mm
WIDTH	74mm
HEIGHT	43mm
WHEEL BASE	101mm
COLLECTOR	SWING ARM
FRAME	MAGNESIUM
PRICE	4,400yen

Explanation to "Lotus 40"(left)
1)-3) Silver-plated parts joined
to body with glue.
4) Fit a body and a shassis.
Cox's Lotus 40 is world famous for best of kit.
And a drive tipe is a side-winder tipe.
"Ford GT"and "Chaparral" had same chassis,too.
This explanation didn't say
"Paint a body B.R.G".

5)This kit have two exhaust pipes. You shoud choose the correct "Lotus 40" or "Lotus 30".
6)And you have to paint for a cockpit. 7) A motor Join to a chassis by a motor-clip.

8) -9) Set in a nylon's bearing to a chassis.
10) And set in an axle with a flat gear.
11) -12) Fit in rear wheels and washers to a chassis.
13) And fit in rear tyres to wheels.

17) Join a swing arm and a collector to a chassis.
18)-19) Set in a front axle and a collector's stoper to a chassis.

The new Type 40 Lotus is laid out to be an improved version of the catastrophic Type 30, the first step being the use of the rare and fragile Ford 325 engine.
Lotus-developed brake discs are used with special Girling calipers, and the suspension members are strengthened to match.
Added brake clearance and cooling are made available by an increase in wheel size from 13 to 15 inches. Gears are now by Hewland instead of ZF.
(by "CAR and DRIVER magazine in January 1966)

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