Tether car - Wikipedia
WEBTether cars (also commonly known as spindizzies) [1] are model racing cars powered by miniature internal combustion engines and tethered to a central post. Unlike radio control cars, the driver has no remote control over the model's speed or steering.
Tether Cars for Sale / Vintage Tether Car Racing / Kits & parts
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Tether cars, also known spindizzies, are miniature race cars that are typically powered by model airplane engines. These small, intricately designed cars are attached to a central pivot by a tether, which keeps …
How Tether Car Racing Works - HowStuffWorks
WEBTether car racing earns a certain unique cachet among other types of model car building, because of its long history and unique style of racing. On the next page, we'll learn how tether car racing got its start and what historical event propelled the hobby.
Tether Cars: Big Thrills in Small Scale - The Henry Ford
WEBTether cars provided big racing thrills in a smaller size. These miniature gas-powered model cars were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down track.
Control Line Tether Car Models & Kits for sale - eBay
WEBShop an array of Control Line Tether Car Models & Kits on eBay. From vintage treasures to modern marvels, find the perfect piece for your collection today.
Spindizzies: Nitro-fueled tether cars are collectible ... - Hagerty
WEBNov 26, 2019 · Tether car racing, also known as spindizzy racing, began in the late 1930s when a bunch of California kids cobbled together home-built model aircraft engine-powered cars running on tires pilfered from Goodyear and Firestone ashtrays.
Tether Cars - VintageRacer.net
WEBI have been collecting TETHER CARS for over 40 years and, in order to keep the collection fresh, offer, from time-to-time, cars for sale. The cars found in this gallery are available for purchase. You might also find engines, speed planes, tether boats, and vintage tin …
Fast and Finely Crafted, Tether Cars Still Dazzle - The New York Times
WEBSep 24, 2010 · FOR a few short years before and after World War II, the ear-splitting shriek of handbuilt model racecars, known as spindizzies or tether cars, could be heard across America.
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WEBInformation describing small gas powered miniature race cars or tether cars, commonly called mite cars. Includes tether car photos and history.
Tether Cars - Museum of American Speed
WEBSome historians have circled 1937 as the beginning of the tether car era in California, but the hobby was also appearing in other cities at the same time. Hobbyists took small gas-powered engines from their model airplanes and mounted them on a board with four wheels to make a powered car.