A look back when jet-powered co2 cars were new.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:58 am
I thought this might be a fun topic to share with you all on DT.
Co2 Dragracing dates back as far as 1947.
When Douglas Aircraft engineers enliven noon hours by racing tiny jet-driven cars by co2 power.
POPULAR SCIENCE monthly (Feb,1947) tells the history of Wizzing on Fizz.
Some web sites shareing a little CO2 Dragracing history as well.
http://how-to-x.info/2159301-history-of ... gsters.htm" target="_blank
http://www.ehow.com/info_12203196_histo ... sters.html" target="_blank
For this next site it shows the Wizzing on Fizz pouplar scince pages as well
( just do a little scrolling down to see the pages as well.)
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/diy/page/34/" target="_blank
Popular Science june 1947 also shows a photo of shell car and plans.
Goggle Books:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8yUD ... &q&f=false" target="_blank
Heres what I thought might be fun to take a closer look at.
(what were some of the first CO2 car kits made by Model makers?)
Heres a web site that shares the story of Mongram models.
http://www.zeteo.com/mar/news-oct06.ihtml" target="_blank
MONOGRAM MODELS..first started makeing jet-racers in 1947/48 as well.
Let's take a look at a some vintage Mongram models Co2 car kits.
The First Co2 kit in the Mongram models line up was the HOT SHOT R-1 kit.. sold for 60 cents.
(note the car used plastic wheels and axel slots in the construction.)
Heres a web site that shares a photo of this car along with a little history as well.
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Galle ... p?pid=2533" target="_blank
And a site shareing a photo of the kit box for the Hot Shot R-1 kit.
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?d ... u=Monogram" target="_blank
Lets take a look at the 2nd car in the line up.. the TERRA-JET R-2 kit.
(note this car is useing steel axels and rubber wheels?)
Here is a look at vintage car that was the 3rd car in the line up as well. The MONO JET R-3 kit.
The 4th car in the lineup was the MID-JET R-4 Kit.
Edit:
This one was sent to me by a friend as a gift.
Today these vintage kits are very hard to find to share with kids the history.
However a few of these kits do pop up on web sites being sold for big bucks $$$$.(for the collectors!)
Here is a site with the TERRA-JET R-2 kit.
Randy.. I hope it's ok to share this..
http://www.vendio.com/stores/wasp317/it ... lid=832790" target="_blank
As you all can see the cost to share these vintage kits keeps going up in price.
Well I've found a vintage Mono Jet R-3 kit that i'm hopeing to share with you all
when it comes in by mail to me.. So we all can take a look at whats inside the box.
Here is another web site showing a different type of jet racing kit also from 1948.
http://www.jetex.org/models/kits/kits-cars_boats.html" target="_blank
Hope you'll all enjoy seeing it soon.
Whoda.
Co2 Dragracing dates back as far as 1947.
When Douglas Aircraft engineers enliven noon hours by racing tiny jet-driven cars by co2 power.
POPULAR SCIENCE monthly (Feb,1947) tells the history of Wizzing on Fizz.
Some web sites shareing a little CO2 Dragracing history as well.
http://how-to-x.info/2159301-history-of ... gsters.htm" target="_blank
http://www.ehow.com/info_12203196_histo ... sters.html" target="_blank
For this next site it shows the Wizzing on Fizz pouplar scince pages as well
( just do a little scrolling down to see the pages as well.)
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/diy/page/34/" target="_blank
Popular Science june 1947 also shows a photo of shell car and plans.
Goggle Books:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8yUD ... &q&f=false" target="_blank
Heres what I thought might be fun to take a closer look at.
(what were some of the first CO2 car kits made by Model makers?)
Heres a web site that shares the story of Mongram models.
http://www.zeteo.com/mar/news-oct06.ihtml" target="_blank
MONOGRAM MODELS..first started makeing jet-racers in 1947/48 as well.
Let's take a look at a some vintage Mongram models Co2 car kits.
The First Co2 kit in the Mongram models line up was the HOT SHOT R-1 kit.. sold for 60 cents.
(note the car used plastic wheels and axel slots in the construction.)
Heres a web site that shares a photo of this car along with a little history as well.
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Galle ... p?pid=2533" target="_blank
And a site shareing a photo of the kit box for the Hot Shot R-1 kit.
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?d ... u=Monogram" target="_blank
Lets take a look at the 2nd car in the line up.. the TERRA-JET R-2 kit.
(note this car is useing steel axels and rubber wheels?)
Here is a look at vintage car that was the 3rd car in the line up as well. The MONO JET R-3 kit.
The 4th car in the lineup was the MID-JET R-4 Kit.
Edit:
This one was sent to me by a friend as a gift.
Today these vintage kits are very hard to find to share with kids the history.
However a few of these kits do pop up on web sites being sold for big bucks $$$$.(for the collectors!)
Here is a site with the TERRA-JET R-2 kit.
Randy.. I hope it's ok to share this..
http://www.vendio.com/stores/wasp317/it ... lid=832790" target="_blank
As you all can see the cost to share these vintage kits keeps going up in price.
Well I've found a vintage Mono Jet R-3 kit that i'm hopeing to share with you all
when it comes in by mail to me.. So we all can take a look at whats inside the box.
Here is another web site showing a different type of jet racing kit also from 1948.
http://www.jetex.org/models/kits/kits-cars_boats.html" target="_blank
Hope you'll all enjoy seeing it soon.
Whoda.