Racing Car Kits
Jetex Jet Propelled Racing Car (Wilmot Mansour)
Another venture away
from its normal airspace by Wilmot Mansour, this racing car required little more assembly than
loading and fitting the 50C motor, provided in the kit.
It could then be fired up and set to race on its tether around the pole, also provided.
Paul
Del Gatto's Satellite Racer (Telasco)
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image to view or download the instruction sheet.
 
Just like the Jetex racing car above, this 1957 American Telasco "Satellite" racing car
was also claimed by its makers to be "the fastest car for its size in the world"!
This 9" balsa model, "designed and engineered" by Paul Del Gatto and powered by
"the sensational Jetex 50B […] has been clocked on a 100 ft course at speeds
over 50 M.P.H.! And rolls more than 500 ft!"
We have a copy of the instruction sheet
available to view or download.
Paul
Del Gatto's Sizzler Super Speed Racer (Enterprise)
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Another Del Gatto racing car kit designed for Jetex – or CO2 capsule – was this
"Sensational Sizzler Super Speed Racer", from Enterprise, in the early 1950s. It was designed
to be either "free-running or tethered", and featured:
- pre-cut parts
- colorful decals
- "satin smooth" shaped body
- complete plastic accessories
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