I was watching the television show "Oddities" last night on Science Channel or Discovery and they had something for sale at the Obscura Antiques & Oddities emporium in New York City that I had neither seen or thought about in a half century.
A Monkey Race Car.
I saw these deals several times in the early 50s as a carnival tent show attraction at the State Fair of Virginia in Richmond.
The monkeys rode in these cars on rails.
The PETA folks would have had a heart attack.
Did any of you ever see a monkey car race?
Here's a couple of photos gleaned from around the internet:
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"Any Day is Good for Stock Car Racing"
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:10:12PM