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- Butch Marks Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, circa 1990 - 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. The cars found new appreciation in the 1980s and 1990s. Builder Butch Marks modeled this tether car after a classic 1932 Ford "highboy" fenderless hot rod.
- circa 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Butch Marks Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, circa 1990
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. The cars found new appreciation in the 1980s and 1990s. Builder Butch Marks modeled this tether car after a classic 1932 Ford "highboy" fenderless hot rod.
- "Nehi Special" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1980-1999 - 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. This is a reproduction of the "Nehi Special," a Model T-inspired tether car featured in the May 1939 issue of <EM>The Model Craftsman</EM> magazine.
- 1980-1999
- Collections - Artifact
"Nehi Special" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1980-1999
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. This is a reproduction of the "Nehi Special," a Model T-inspired tether car featured in the May 1939 issue of The Model Craftsman magazine.