Vintage Tether Cars

Here's a mite car for John. My McCoy .19 powered Martin Flash, again lettered by Bruno Perry.
I really like the looks of this car, one of my favorites.

Mick

 

Very nice! Later style Martin Flash body with 2-piece die-cast aluminum Hornet Mite wheels and C-R tires.

 

Here’s one of my mite cars using an Martin Flash pan.
McCoy 19 power through a bevel drive. Hand-made brass ‘wedge’ fuel tank with shut off valve. Solid rubber rests and knife edge fronts. I formed the top in two halves and welded it down the middle! The idea was to wrap around the cylinder head nice and tight. This little racer even has a leather seat
I fabricated this race car some time ago and added it to my growing Mite collection.
Pretty sure John has seen this one before but I thought it would be fun to add to this thread.
Enjoy!
Duncan


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When the Martin Flash was first introduced, you could order the car from Tony Martin with either the traditional bridle brackets (like this car) or a pan handle, which was just beginning to become popular. And it is not uncommon to find Martin Flash cars which have been converted from bridle brackets to pan handles.

 

THE LATEST

 

Wow. A whole racing outfit.

 

new tether car guy needs pan handle and tail skid for real mccoy any help would appreciated thanks elmo

 

A couple of our latest projects. The cabin is running a McCoy 60 and the Rexner is running a Dennymite.........

 

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Does anyone know what this car is? kThis is the only pic I have of it.

 

I think it is a 1/8 scale Poocher 2300 Monza Alfa Romeo.

 

Could be, but looks closer to Pocher 8c2300 Muletto. It's a great model by a top model model maker.

Mick

 

So it is not a tether? Looking through pictures I think Mick is correct. Thanks for the info guys!

 

Thought I'd resurrect this thread with some pics of the McCoy Invader I just finished.
It's powered by a Hornet .60 Engine and again lettered by Bruno Perry. Still need to install battery holder and an ignition kill switch.

Mick

 

i am amazed by what all of you have built, restored, and collected!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Can anyone help me identify this little tether car. I know it's not in the same league as these. Thanks Ron.....

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Ron, your car is a "Half Pint" made by Scientific Model Aircraft co. Newark N.J.
Late 50's to mid 60's I believe. The early one's were made out of a pressed wood substance, called Scientific Wood".

Mick

 

I remember seeing these in the modeler magazines. I think 9.95 real cheap and with a ok cub eng.

 

My wife has Alzheimer's and the help is eating me up, so in the next few weeks I will be posting a dooling F car, a big nut rodzy and a couple more. None are restored. The f car has a cyclone .60 in it.

 

48fordnut, so sorry to hear about your wife. Praying everything works out for the best.

Mick

 

Same Chris Garcia that lived in Denver for awhile ?

 

Yep!

 

Sure wish that damn photobucket stuff didn’t happen. Lost a lot of good images.

 

Just to keep this thread going, here's another McCoy Invader I did to kinda match the red one I posted earlier.

Mick

 

These are ... WOW. Good looking cars.
Really like the blue one.

 

My first two cars. Custom one-off mite car by D. Parker and an as-raced Dooling Arrow.

 

Very nice cars. Looks like your Arrow has some Glen Fairabend parts on it.

Mick