Circa 1940's gas engine tether race car crafted in aluminum with a gasoline engine. A rare find! Roy Cox Thimble Drome Champion made in Santa Ana California. Complete and all original in exceptional condition.
Circa 1940’s gas engine tether race car crafted in aluminum with a gasoline engine. A rare find! Roy Cox Thimble Drome Champion made in Santa Ana California. Complete and all original in exceptional condition.
Dimensions: 10″ X 5.5″ X 4″. Weight 1.7lbs.
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Racers could build cars from scratch or from kits, or they could purchase fully-assembled models