Vintage 1920's-30's- 17" ALUMINUM MODEL RACE CAR ARCADE GAME

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Vintage 1920's-30's- 17" ALUMINUM MODEL RACE CAR ARCADE GAME
. HISTORY: Boardwalk Racers, photo's of various size cars from our collection.  These large race cars were not for sale to the general public, but made especially for "Games of Chance" for amusement parks, arcades, boardwalks and at county and state fairs during the 1920's & 30's. One of the major manufacturer was the H.C. Evans Co. of Chicago,IL (1892-1955) makers of amusement park, fairgrounds equipment and gambling devices. The cars were cast of solid steel or aluminum with the larger cars measuring over 17" and weighing 30 lbs or more. Evan's most popular cars resembled full size racers of the time, like Malcomb Campbell's "Bluebird" land speed car and the futuristic "Thunderbolt". The cars either came painted in traditional bright circus colors and numbers, some came  nickel plated,  some chromed and also polish aluminum. The larger cars were used on stationary or permanent wood tracks and the smaller cars on a track that could be disassembled for traveling shows. (carnivals, fairs, circuses) All of the cars used heavy duty commercial ball bearings for wheels (many dated in the 1920's) with heavy front and rear bumpers and side brackets to protect them from hitting each other . The smaller aluminum cars were filled with lead for additional weight. The cars would be put on a long straight wooded track, on the track were painted numbers. At each end of the track were heavy rubber bands made from automotive inner tubes. The car would be pushed off and bounce back and forth, eventually stopping on a number. If you bet on that number, you would win a prize. We're sure there were gaps on the tracks with no numbers and there would be no winners, you then would be urged to bet again and again.  The education was free, but the # 3 race car you have to bid on to own !  DESCRIPTION: Being auctioned this week an aluminum cast body racer with steel bumpers, ball bearing wheels ( Patn. date 1920)  13" long, (mid size) (bumper to bumper) Shown compared to a Thimble Drome Champion  Racer for size reference only. Crack at bottom right side front axle (metal epoxy repaired) with the right front wheel being fastened with a screw rather than a stud and a nut. Lead filled and heavy at over 13 lbs. Repainted and numbered in the 70's (most cars were brightly painted in Circus colors- see old photo). Very good condition for being over 70 years old and also considering it being banged around for many years.  Something unusual for the race car collector Always interested in gas powered tether race cars of the 40's.   Heavy !,  Shipping 14 lbs
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