L.M. Cox Thimble Drome Racers
These were my dad’s when he was a kid. I think they date from the late 1940s, or early 1950s. Made by L.M. Cox and called Thimble Drome Racers. I think the name refers to the small gas powered motors and the sound they make.
These Cox cars aren’t gas powered. The black racer is a pull toy. The blue cox racer is a windup. I’ve had a few gas powered versions of these over the years, but never kept one.
These Thimble Drome racers aren’t tin. They are cast out of white metal. Might be aluminum.. Cox later made lots of gas powered racers, but these early ones are still my favorites.
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50s COX THIMBLE DROME CHAMPION Gas Powered TETHER RACER
 | US $350.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 10:09:09 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $350.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
COX TD 1950s SPECIAL Wind-up Tether MIDGET RACER
 | US $115.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 11:12:16 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
1950 VINTAGE ORIG COX THIMBLE DROME CHAMPION RACER PAN
 | US $75.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 19:07:26 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Cox Mountain Screws for Eagle Racer
 | US $4.99 End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 21:40:29 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $4.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
1/24 Cox / Monogram Chaparral "Champion 1960's Racer"
 | US $51.99 (3 Bids) End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 18:00:29 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
