Something off the cuff but fun..... what was your first C/L Plane? Did you stick with it? (guessing if your reading this you did since it's in the CL forum) ... Many moved to RC.

Many of us started on the COX planes that were available everywhere from Hobby shops to Sears or Montgomery Ward.

Mine was a Cox PT-19.. I was hooked! That was 1968 Then I moved quickly to the Cox Shoestring (???) pictured here with my lil-bro's who had no interest other than watching. Purchased from Homewood Toy and Hobby... still open today ... same family owns it.

Notice the 6 volt lantern flashlight? I took the bulb out and soldered the glow plug connector to it so I could just push a switch and light the plug when I was ready.

Cox came out with a Messerchmidt 109 Stunt plane with hollow foam wings and that thing was awesome.

Next came the Stick Built Goldberg (cant remember the name), covered it in silk and added this FOX 36. Notice the price? $12.00 was big money to a kid in '70!! yes, 43 yrs ago? ... Man I'm getting old. Still have the engine ... still has good compression and god only knows how many gallons of fuel went through it!!! Yes, American made. Purchased from SPivey's Hobby... Bubba Spivey's (who started Lanier) Father.

40+ years ago... still love it. It's unfortunate that those Cox CL planes are not still out there in Toy's R Us, Wal-mart etc. so the next generation can get the same enjoyment.

Anyway, its always fun to hear someones story of what was an exciting start to a life-long hobby.



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