Thimble Drome Photos
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The resurgence in interest in tether car racing immediately following World War II can be largely attributed to the availability and low initial cost of the Cox Thimble Drome Champion toy race car, which readily lent itself to being powered by various post-war, small displacement glow engines and then modified to become competitive race cars. As a result, Thimble Drome conversions comprise a significant subset of racing mites.
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Bamtam .19-powered with home-built bevel-gear drive unit conversion |
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Cameron .15-powered with direct drive conversion |
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Arden .099-powered with Martin Pro-Spur spur-gear drive conversion |
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Bantam .19-powered with East Akron Model Shop conversion |
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Arden .199-powered with Kar Kit No. 2 direct drive conversion |
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McCoy .19-powered with competition drive unit conversion by Glen Ridgway, Kansas City, MO |
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Bantam .19-powered with home-built direct drive conversion |
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Arden .199-powered "cabin car" with Thimble Drome Champion drive unit |
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McCoy .19-powered "flat tail" with Thimble Drome Champion drive unit |
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Arden .199-powered with Thimble Drome Champion drive unit and Cox universal connector conversion |
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Arden .099-powered with home-built conversion by Ernie Holomany, Jr. and his father, Danbury, CT |
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Arden .099-powered with Hobby Center Industries conversion by Bill Molinaro, Danbury, CT |
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Bantam .19-powered with Lucas & Smith RWD conversion |
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McCoy .29-powered with Lucas & Smith FWD conversion |
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McCoy .19-powered with Mini-Mount conversion by Pac-A-Lite Mfg. Co. |
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Arden .099-powered with Good-Jenks spur gear conversion |
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Twin Cox Babe Bee .049-powered with direct drive conversion |
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Thor .29-powered with home-built bevel-gear drive unit conversion |
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