Guttu Offy Special 

Guttu Offy Special 

Craftsman: George "Ron" Guttu

Knapp Collection #: 569

Catalog #: 2019.9.9 

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The Guttu Offy Special has a miniature Offy engine that was scaled from drawings of the full-size original. It sports Ron’s custom made Winfield carburetors.

HD Special Miniature .05 Powered Tether Car 

HD Special Miniature .05 Powered Tether Car 

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 533

Catalog #: 2019.11.7

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This handmade tether car was machined from solid aluminum and steel bar stock. It measures 7-5/8”-long, 2-7/8”-wide, 2-7/8”-high, and weighs 19.2 ounces.

Hybrid Dragster Tether Car

Hybrid Dragster Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 492

Catalog #: 2016.44.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The unique blend of power from a Cox .049 combined with the boost from an Estes A3-4T rocket motor is, perhaps, the ultimate in micro hybrid tether car racing.

Isuzu-Morita Hose Cart Truck 

Isuzu-Morita Hose Cart Truck 

Craftsman: Tom Showers

Catalog #: 2012.39.1 

Donor: John Ackerman 

This 1/32 scale Isuzu-Morita fire truck is a hose tender with two hose carts. The model was scratch-built from plastic kit parts, balsa and bass wood.

J E Special Tether Car 

J E Special Tether Car 

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 578

Catalog #: 2019.10.5

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The J E Special tether car was designed and built by Doug Parker as a tribute to John Ellis; an accomplished tether car builder, racer, and engine designer/builder.

Lil Coupe Cox .010 Tether Car

Lil Coupe Cox .010 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 487

Catalog #: 2016.44.3

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The “Lil Coupe” Cox .010 powered tether car is 4”-long, 2.8”-wide, 1.5”-tall with a 3”-wheelbase and weighs 6.3 ounces.

Lo-Boy Cox .049 Tether Car

Lo-Boy Cox .049 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 407

Catalog #: 2016.8.8

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This “Lo-Boy” Cox .049 tether car was crafted from aluminum and steel and sports a finely finished wooden body.

Mamod SW1 Steam Wagon

Mamod SW1 Steam Wagon

Craftsman: Mamod

Donor: Joe Martin

A live steam model Mamod SW1 steam wagon, which was manufactured as a toy in the early 1970s.

McCoy Teardrop Tether Car

McCoy Teardrop Tether Car

Craftsman: Dick McCoy

Knapp Collection #: 493

Catalog #: 2016.47.3

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This McCoy Teardrop tether car was designed by Dick McCoy in 1946. Three thousand of these streamliners were sold between 1946 and 1952.

Mini Racer CO2 Tether Car

Mini Racer CO2 Tether Car

Craftsman: William "Scotty" Hewitt

Knapp Collection #: 297

Catalog #: 2011.27.45

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This mini racer CO2 tether car is custom fitted with a Gasparin G-10 (CO2) motor inside a Matchbox No. 52 race car.

NYFD Ladder Truck Matchstick Model

NYFD Ladder Truck Matchstick Model

Craftsman: Ronald Remsberg

Catalog #: 2012.12.1

Donor: Ronald Remsberg

This model NYFD ladder truck is 14″-long and was made entirely from matchsticks. The truck incorporates more moving parts than Ron’s prior models.

Rat Rod Tether Truck

Rat Rod Tether Truck

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 495

Catalog #: 2016.47.1

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The Rat Rod tether truck measures 7-3/4″-long, 2-5/8″-high, and 3″-wide at the rear tires. It was machined from aluminum and steel bar stock.

Riggle 1/4 Scale Midget Race Car

Riggle 1/4 Scale Midget Race Car

Craftsman: Jim Riggle

Knapp Collection #: 238

Catalog #: 2011.27.21

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This 1/4 scale Riggle midget race car was designed and built by Jim Riggle. Jim made the patterns and molds for the 4-cylinder, water-cooled, DOHC mono-block engine.

Riggle NOVI DOHC 1/4 Scale Sprint Car

Riggle NOVI DOHC 1/4 Scale Sprint Car

Craftsman: Jim Riggle

Knapp Collection #: 300

Catalog #: 2011.32.14

Contributor: Paul Knapp 

This 1/4 scale Novi V8 sprint car was designed and built by Jim Riggle, of North Dakota, in the mid-1980s. The model car is 37″-long, 16″-wide, and 12″-high. Jim used this sprint car as the test platform for his new model of the NOVI V8 engine.

Slipper Cox .049 Tether Car

Slipper Cox .049 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 404

Catalog #: 2016.8.7

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The “Slipper” Cox .049 tether car measures about 7-inches long with a wheelbase of 4-inches. It was hand crafted from billet 6061 aluminum and steel.

Sports Racer Tether Car

Sports Racer Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 606

Catalog #: 2019.33.6

Contributor: Paul Knapp

This “Sports Racer” tether car measures 7-7/8-inches long, 2-3/4-inches wide, 2-1/2-inches high, and weighs 19 ounces.

Sprinter Cox .049 Tether Car

Sprinter Cox .049 Tether Car

Craftsman: Doug Parker

Knapp Collection #: 414

Catalog #: 2016.8.10

Contributor: Paul Knapp

The “Sprinter” Cox .049 tether car measures about 3-1/4″-wide and 7-1/4″-long with a 4-3/4″ wheelbase. It weighs 13.8 ounces.

SR11 Electric RC Car

SR11 Electric RC Car

Craftsman: Nic Case

Catalog #: 2018.41

Donor: Nic Case

The SR11 electric RC car has a top speed run of 173 mph, and preceded Mr. Case’s record setting RC Bullet run of 202 mph.

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