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Fox 40 R/C Advertisement
April 1962 American Modeler

April 1962 American Modeler Cover - Airplanes and Rockets

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These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

This particular page is from page 41 of the April 1962 issue of American Modeler magazine. Fox Manufacturing is still in operation. A modern Fox 40-RC will cost you $84.95 directly from Fox, so here is a an example of prices actually decreasing relative to inflation (see below). All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Use the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator to see what items cost in today's dollars. For instance, that $24.95 Fox 40 R/C would be $191.81 in 2013 money. The $8.95 Fox 15 is $68.80 in 2013 dollars (a new one today from Fox costs $73.50).

Fox 40 R/C Engine Advertisement in April 1962 American Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets



About Airplanes & Rockets
Kirt Blattenberger BSEE - KB3UON My Engineering Web: RF Cafe Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!) Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...
Airplanes And Rockets Copyright 1996 - 2026
All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images and text used on the Airplanes and Rockets website are hereby acknowledged.
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Posted April 7, 2013

Fox 40 R/C AdvertisementApril 1962 American Modeler

Fox 40 R/C Advertisement
April 1962 American Modeler