ORIGINAL: loughbd
The Fox 35 Stunt has been in continuous production since 1948. That's 58 years. The McCoy red head stunt was in production 11 years (57 to 68) Now which do you think was he better engine?? The Fox also won 100's of stunt contests, the McCoy just a few and that was because Ed Southwick used them and he was paid to advertise them.
I would agree that the Fox was the better stunt engine of the period. I would not, however base the choice on period of production. Many fine engines did not stay around for long. Johnson for example.
I also seem to recall that the late George Aldrich said that the McCoy was actually a better design than the Fox but was hampered by quality control matters.
BTW, I think the Redhead was made until '71. Those
from 1966 onward had lightning bolts on the case. The "Lightning Bolt" models are not legal for Foxacoy, though I don't think there are any internal diferences.
jess