Vintage Tether Cars

yes i found a blueprint of this car and it is front wheel drive originally but i am thinking of swapping the front and rear axles.

 

Looks great! Really like your fancy leaf springs. Make my springs with shipping strap…cuts with tin snips, and roll eyes with propane torch and needle nose pliers. Shackles are bicycle chain links!

 

This is much more realistic, my next one will be like this.

 

Hey A Boner, Will you post the tooling that you used to create the louvers?
Tanks,
Tom

 

I sometimes help my Son-in-laws cousin with estate cleanouts and selling some items. Recently we came across this Ohlsson & Rice #541 tether car. The original box and directions show their age, but the car appears to be in excellent very limited use condition. Never had a tether car but depending on what I learn about them it might make a nice addition to my toy collection.

 

Great find Raymay!

 

Sorry, that’s way above my pay grade…had a machinist friend make me a small louver press using an arbor press. Works like a champ.

 

Updated pic from post #803.