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Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952
Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

$9,860

H 3.75 in W 29 in D 5.13 in

Red Metal Body Track Rail Race Car, Circa 1952

Located in London, GB

Fabulous scratch built model race car, circa 1952. A track car, such as this one, raced on the surface of a board track usually consisting of 4-6 lanes.

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Vintage 1950s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

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Ohlsson & Rice Rare Streamline American Art Deco Tether Race Car Model No. 88 with Trailer circa 1950
Ohlsson & Rice Rare Streamline American Art Deco Tether Race Car Model No. 88 with Trailer circa 1950

Ohlsson & Rice Rare Streamline American Art Deco Tether Race Car Model No. 88 with Trailer circa 1950

By Ohlsson & Rice

Located in New York, NY

OHLSSON & RICE (founded 1941) Los Angeles, CA Tether Race Red car Model No. 88 Gas powered tether car racer 1950 Steel and various metals with the car and trailer details pain...

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Vintage 1940s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Bugatti Race Car Model
Bugatti Race Car Model

Bugatti Race Car Model

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H 6 in W 9 in D 20 in

Bugatti Race Car Model

Located in New York, NY

This is a large Bugatti race car model , based on the Bugatti T 35 Type.

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20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Nickel, Brass

20th Century Model Glass Car By Daum, France, c.1980
20th Century Model Glass Car By Daum, France, c.1980

20th Century Model Glass Car By Daum, France, c.1980

By Xavier Froissart, Daum

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A rare model race car designed by Xavier Froissart and realised by Daum, France, circa 1985.

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20th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass

Electra ‘Buck 2A’ Tether Car, circa 1947
Electra ‘Buck 2A’ Tether Car, circa 1947

Electra ‘Buck 2A’ Tether Car, circa 1947

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H 6.25 in W 18.75 in D 8.63 in

Electra ‘Buck 2A’ Tether Car, circa 1947

Located in London, GB

Russell formed the British Model Car Club in 1944 and later, through the Drysdale Press, published Model Race Cars, which described many of the early cars and advertised plans for 7 ...

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Vintage 1940s British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

Streamlined Wood Race Car
Streamlined Wood Race Car

Streamlined Wood Race Car

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H 9.5 in W 14 in D 36 in

Streamlined Wood Race Car

Located in Peekskill, NY

This aerodynamic designed race car must have been very futuristic for its time. I believe this was a large and early tether car. There is still an inside cable to work the steering ...

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Early 20th Century American Futurist Models and Miniatures

Streamlined Wood Race Car
Streamlined Wood Race Car

Streamlined Wood Race Car

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H 9.5 in W 14 in D 36 in

Streamlined Wood Race Car

Located in Peekskill, NY

This aerodynamic designed race car must have been very futuristic for its time. I believe this was a large and early tether car. There is still an inside cable to work the steering ...

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Early 20th Century American Futurist Models and Miniatures

French Model of a Glass Car by Daum, circa 1980
French Model of a Glass Car by Daum, circa 1980

French Model of a Glass Car by Daum, circa 1980

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H 3.94 in W 14.57 in D 6.3 in

French Model of a Glass Car by Daum, circa 1980

By Xavier Froissart, Daum

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A rare model race car designed by Xavier Froissart and realized by Daum, France, circa 1985.

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20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Race Car Roadster Model / Paperweight in Cast Bronze
Art Deco Race Car Roadster Model / Paperweight in Cast Bronze

Art Deco Race Car Roadster Model / Paperweight in Cast Bronze

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Art Deco cast bronze race car/roadster figurine resembling the speedcar popularized by the 1935 Monopoly game piece (ca. 1930s, USA). Attractive, versatile decorative object which ca...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bronze

1930s Art Deco Race Car Metal Model, Highly Detailed, Collectible Decorative
1930s Art Deco Race Car Metal Model, Highly Detailed, Collectible Decorative

1930s Art Deco Race Car Metal Model, Highly Detailed, Collectible Decorative

Located in Milano, IT

Decorative Model Car - Art Deco Race Car - Man Cave Collectible A highly detailed, extremely attractive model of a classic racecar, replica of the miniature-engine scale models used...

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2010s Dutch Art Deco Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAS POWERED MODEL RACE CARS
GAS POWERED MODEL RACE CARS

GAS POWERED MODEL RACE CARS

Located in New York, NY

These three exceptional late 1940s gas-powered model race cars in polished aluminum, each with a model airplane engine for power, were designed to be connected by a tether wire to a ...

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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Superb American Model Race Car, 1950
Superb American Model Race Car, 1950

Superb American Model Race Car, 1950

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H 4 in W 10 in D 5.5 in

Superb American Model Race Car, 1950

Located in New York, NY

A true 12 to 1 scale model of the famous "Offie" midget race car painted in the livery of the Fred Gerhardt Offenhauser, in which Bill Vukovich won the 1950 AAA National Midget Champ...

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Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

AMERICAN SPRINT CAR
AMERICAN SPRINT CAR

AMERICAN SPRINT CAR

Located in New York, NY

A classic, late-1940s gas-powered model race car in polished aluminum with a model airplane engine for power, designed to be connected by a tether wire to a post in the ground and r...

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Vintage 1940s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

EXCEPTIONAL MERCEDES W196 R GRAND PRIX RACE CAR MODEL
EXCEPTIONAL MERCEDES W196 R GRAND PRIX RACE CAR MODEL

EXCEPTIONAL MERCEDES W196 R GRAND PRIX RACE CAR MODEL

Located in New York, NY

This is a very well made, one-of-a-kind, hand-painted model of the Mercedes W196 R Streamliner, one of the most famous race cars in Grand Prix history.

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Vintage 1950s English Desk Accessories

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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Located in Brønshøj, DK

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Aviation Objects

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By Pinto Brothers Mfg.

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By Jaguar Cars Ltd.

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

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Located in Wembley, GB

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Located in London, GB

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Roy COX Thimble Drone Race Car in Fine Original Condition

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By COX

Located in Ferndale, MI

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Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925
Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925

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H 11.03 in W 27.56 in D 16.15 in

Art Deco Ford Trimotor Desk Airplane Wooden Model, ca. 1925

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

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