Bins of slot car parts, plastic model car pieces, ... Homegrown: These 50-Year-Old Tether Cars Are Still Racing Hard. Story by Cameron Neveu • 1w. I t was 6:00 am on a Saturday in 1974.

While 200 mph isn't that unusual in the world of tether car racing, the Vector is the first electric powered model of its kind to do so. George and Roger are not yet done either.

Racing of tether cars, or spindizzies, began in the 1930s, with miniature cars powered by model-airplane engines competing against one another. Skip to content Skip to site index.

For a few short years before and after World War II, the ear-splitting shriek of hand-built model race cars, known as spindizzies or tether cars, could be heard across America. Sitting at his ...