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Posted 1 year ago
bratjdd
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This a car that i have no idea. I believe everything is intake. it has a wood piece that i winded the string inside the car so it wont get tangle.
any idea what i have. Thanks I figure i put it out there since i seen more than one model out there.enjoy
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It looks like a Cox thimble drome tether car.
Thanks Flanker
Thank you, gargoylecollector
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officialfuel
I think you've got yourself a Cox Thimble Drome tethered race car. It's probably from the 50's and the string was what you held onto while it ran in circles. There are a number of these posted on Ebay that you can take a look at
Here's a link to one on Antique Toy World that looks very similar, but in yellow with a different number and you can see the engine in the drivers seat.
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=2110&bih=1144&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=NCbVtkx-RV7psM:&imgrefurl=http://antiquetoyworld.com.au/past_toys/22&docid=ERRYxtLs6k5wcM&imgurl=http://antiquetoyworld.com.au/images/01313.jpg&w=450&h=338&ei=Z80ZT7byNIONsQLRnYG5Cw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=331&vpy=281&dur=455&hovh=116&hovw=148&tx=111&ty=83&sig=105115661982770472125&page=1&tbnh=116&tbnw=148&start=0&ndsp=80&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0
Thanks, fourpeepsake
I have one just like yours, will post soon,
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i cant love it twice but i wanted to
I know it's pretty cool, Like I said if only the things that we acquire could only speak!
But That's why i am a collector not professional just a person that would have love to here their stories who gave to them was it a birthday preset, Christmas present or did he bought it for himself just because.
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