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Solved NIC#889 - 1940s/50s Tether car miniature racer
« on: October 15, 2017, 09:02:29 AM »
What is this?
« Last Edit: October 16, 2017, 05:21:07 AM by nicanary »
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NIC#889
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2017, 11:14:26 PM »
Tether Cars, Like tying a rope from a lawn mower to a stake and watching it go round, but faster. Ill see what I can find.

Californian?
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Re: NIC#889
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2017, 05:20:08 AM »
Tether Cars, Like tying a rope from a lawn mower to a stake and watching it go round, but faster. Ill see what I can find.

Californian?

Honestly, that's all I wanted for the point! I thought, obviously without foundation, that this image looked a bit like a full-scale car. I was expecting answers along the lines of Austin 7 Special.

Tether cars usually had much smaller wheels, out of proportion to the rest of the car, and this one was more realistic.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Solved NIC#889 - 1940s/50s Tether car miniature racer
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2017, 08:40:54 AM »
Oh! Well that was a lot quicker than I expected!
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