Dragonfly Cox .049 Tether Car
Craftsman: Doug Parker
Knapp Collection #: 418
Catalog #: 2016.8.13
Contributor: Paul Knapp
The “Dragonfly” Cox .049 tether car measures about 3.25″-wide in front, 2.25″-wide in the rear, 2.625″-high, 12.25″-long, and weighs about 18 ounces.
Duesenberg Tether Car and Engine
Craftsman: Wayne Short
Knapp Collection #: 425
Catalog #: 2016.8.18
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Duesenberg tether car and engine is about 10″-wide, 8″-high, and 21″-long. It sports a faithful reproduction of the Duesenberg .60 cubic inch engine.
Electroformed Copper Indycar Body
Craftsman: Michael Dunlap
Catalog #: 2008.5.4
Donor: Michael Dunlap
This 1/12 scale unpolished copper electroformed body was modeled after the Penske Dallara Indycar, which won the 2002 Indy 500.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Model Vintage Sprint Car
Craftsman: Joe Monteita
Donor: Joe Monteita
This scale model vintage sprint car features Sherline Products decals on the side.
NASCAR Dodge Body, Mold, and Copper Electroform
Craftsman: Michael Dunlap
Catalog #: 2008.5.1 ; 2008.5.2 ; 2008.5.3
Donor: Michael Dunlap
Included in this display is a 1/12 scale model NASCAR Dodge body, the urethane mold pulled from that body, and the electroformed copper body made inside that mold.
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
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
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
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.
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