Tether car Duesenberg

[midatlanticcycle]

i have an orange colored 65 mustang gas tether car with a broken cox or wen-mac motor in it. would love to find a new motor for it.

[tethercarguy]

@midatlanticcycle Look on ebay or there may be a local collecto in your area of engine collectors. Email me your location and I'll see what I can find for you. Wayneandpattie@cox.net

[tethercarguy]

Actually quite a bit happens. First you get to see the beginning of gas powered race car history. The way it was done in the beginning, the late 1930s. Second, you get to see a car and engine built from scratch. I'm not talking about parts purchased and assembled, but I'm talking about parts that this individual made by melting metal and pouring it into molds he made and machining them. Yes, both the car and engine were built from scratch at this individuals home.

[tethercarguy]

I am the old man. I hope to grow up and be like Gazz87 some day.

[Gazzz87]

this video is a WASTE OF TIME. NOTHING happens. and a fucking broom? really? retire, old man.

[gromann]

Sheesh last time i was at the narrows i didnt see this area o.o is it near the airplane/shotgun field? ...sure sounds like it is... and WHAT THE HELL IS THAT NOISE

[tethercarguy]

@gromann This area is for u-control planes and is on the tarmac right next to the tether car track. I brought my own pylon for running the car. That noise is a pulse jet on a plane being fired up.

[JBofBrisbane]

Gee, you blokes are game, running these without a safety fence of any kind.

[tethercarguy]

@JBofBrisbane As you can see the pre-war cars are not very fast. The real track with safety fence is behind the camera man. There were a lot of cars running that day on the real track so I decided to run it on the tarmac.

[sms021]

More pictures and history have been added at the Duesenberg website added to the video description. enjoy!

[MonkeyWithAWrench]

LOL funny! it sounds like hit and miss engines, a valved pulsejet and model airplane/tether car engines all in one place! i just love the WHUUMP at 2:05 and 2:27 from the pulsejet!

[tethercarguy]

My email address in in the description just below the video. You may need to click on it. the description, to see the entire description.

[tethercarguy]

I have just completed one more car with motor. It is for sale. Email for details.

[EarlRausch]

Way nice !!

[tethercarguy]

The guy in the middle helps the car get up to speed when it's first pushed off. He will "horse" the car by whipping the connecting wire faster and faster. Modern cars that go over 200mph will be horsed over 100mph before they can accelerate on their own.

[yesiwonfree]

Soooooo cool !

[RasheemSouth]

Very very very cool

[M4sT3rPRO]

its amazing

[Gushmaeu]

you forgot the exhostionpipe?

[lngoddard]

That is the best  good job larry g

[dustyatticx]

2:01 I hear a pulse jet....

[l33thustla]

:S pretty fast but in circle hehe

[lolahavasuaz]

is the engine started by direct forward movement of the rc car? thats what I saw right? anybody? huh.

very interesting.......mmmmmmmmm

cool vid........Bravo!

[tethercarguy]

Yes, the car is push started just like push starting a car or motorcycle, except without a clutch. So anytime the rear wheels rotate, so does the engine. So to get it running: 1) Squirt a little fuel into the intake of the engine. 2) Turn on the ignition system switch over the rear wheel. 3) Push the car by running behind it with a broom and when you hear the engine starting to run, give it a shove with the broom. And that's how it was done 70 years ago.

[ntprofile]

Beautiful car and engine!!!

[modelarcio]

engine salable on motor-spirit?

[tethercarguy]

The engine is run on a mixture of methanol and castor oil, 80%-20%.

[tethercarguy]

The engine can also be run on a mixture of gasoline and motor oil, 80%-20%.

[p38lightning7]

really what about nitro fuel cause my traxxas nitro sport runs on nitrofuel

[tethercarguy]

Your nitrofuel is mostly Alcohol/Methanol with about 15% oil/lubricant and a certain percentage (5%-30%) Nitromethane. This car is running on the same fuel but without the Nitromethane.

[p38lightning7]

but could it run on the same fuel

[tethercarguy]

Sure, not a problem. These old style engines take a bit to get to run. They have a spark plug, coil, condencer and a set of points. Not to mention the carburetor. If I can get all those things adjusted and get it running, I'm a happy camper. Speed really isn't my deal with these old pre WWII cars but I do have some post war cars that I run Nitro in and they go between 100mph and 150 mph.

[fireflies355]

The nitro engines are a compression ignition engine and the timing relies on high compression, reaction of the platinum glowplug wire with the methanol in the fuel, and heat of the engine to keep running. The ignition engine (spark plug) uses a timed high voltage spark to ignite the air fuel mixture which requires a trimming mechanism, coil and battery to work. You can convert to ignition but is very difficult and you will lose power. Also take a look at Davis Diesel Development.

[tethercarguy]

Thanks for the feedback. It's great to know there are still people out there buiding their own planes, or car and engine as in this case. Nothing wrong with going to your local hobby shop and buying a ready to go R/C car or plane, but there's a different satisfaction in building something yourself and seeing it in motion. Thanks to everyone for your comments.

Wayne

[emforty2]

Thank you for showing this to us..

I've never seen one or imagined a thethered car exist

very fascinating and learned another use for a broom !!

[gUiTaRiTaLy]

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[plplplayboy]

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[MARBLES7TETHERCARS]

I wish I could do the same with my Pre war cars. This guy is very good. Thank you for this wonderful video.Louis. Marbles7. Irvine Ca

[ThudFalls]

Neat very neat and old school makes me dizzy, a better starting method is somthing I would suggest.

I would hate to see that wire rap around someones leg lol be funny video!

[tethercarguy]

There will be a tether car Fun Run & swap meet, Sat. Jan. 12, 2008 from 9:00-1:00 at Whittier Narrows Park in So. El Monte, CA. The park is locate at the 60 Freeway & Rosemead Blvd. Take the Rosemead offramp north. Head north on Rosemead approx. 1/4 mile and look for the park entrance on your left. The tether car track is located in the south-west corner of the park. Hope to see you there.

[tethercarguy]

These cars originated in the late 1930s, before R/C, hence, no R/C. As a rule they are set on a track and push started but a buddy of mine, Larry Goddard, did modified one with a starter and clutch so he could set it on the track, start it remotely, run and stop the car without ever touching it. The modern cars exceed 200 mph which I would think impossible to control with R/C. But the older style cars that go about 50 mph might be a perfect candidate to receive a modern R/C transplant.

[sk8freak1969]

whats the point of running a car in circles? why not just siwtch the solid axles into a turning axle and add a couple of servos and play with it witout the string attached to a pole

[chriss2112]

i wanna cut the fucking string and let the damn thing freeee, this type of racing is lame, and un skillful, all you need to do is buy a good ebay engine put it in, and you can win at competions and shit, this is fucking lame,

[voxnut]

Yeah, you really sound like you know what you're talking about. I'm guessing you can say this because of your vast experience with this type of hobby. Maybe you should shut yer yap about things you don't understand because it just makes you look stupid. If it's not your thing just STFU and let folks who like it enjoy it.

[swiftjdmzc87]

the track is in south el monte!!

[tethercarguy]

There will be a tether car Fun Run & swap meet, Sat. Jan. 12, 2008 from 9:00-1:00 at Whittier Narrows Park in El Monte, CA. The park is locate at the 60 Freeway & Rosemead Blvd. Take the Rosemead offramp north. Head north on Rosemead approx. 1/4 mile and look for the park entrance on your left. The tether car track is located in the south-west corner of the park. Hope to see you there.

[tethercarguy]

Yes, that's the exhaust port. Some people run with exhaust pipes, some without. I just got the car to the point that I could run it the previous night. This video was taken the day of the Fun Run. There should be another Fun Run at Whitter Narrows Park in So. El Monte, CA the first or second Sat. in Jan. I'll give an update as soon as I find out.

[AudioOnly]

is that the exhaust port I see? Do you normally run without an exhaust pipe?

[AudioOnly]

is that the exhaust port that I see? you normally run without a exhaust pipe?

[ultracomp2]

thanks for posting this on my birthday :D

[lukem768]

Wow, that the first time I've seen an original running. Well done and thanks for posting it. Top Class!!!!

[bignitro50]

sounds like a pulse jet in the background.

[adminontrollgubben]

Yepp it must be a pulse jet

[arcticcatwill]

whats the loud sound in the background?

[arghmaties]

Cool video!