2006-10-16 09:00:54 · 3 answers · asked by milleniummom6 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
They were originally made from the large crates that soap was shipped in
2006-10-16 11:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by who da wha? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally, soapbox cars were built from orange crates and rollerskate wheels, but have grown more sophisticated over time, with materials like aluminum and fiberglass being utilized.
History of the Soap Box Derby
In 1933, Dayton Daily News newspaper photographer Myron Scott of Dayton, Ohio had covered a race of boy-built cars in his home community and was so taken with the idea that he acquired its copyright; the national-scale Soap Box Derby grew out of this idea.
The event was to be held on Saturday, August 19, 1933, and an amazing crowd of 362 kids showed up with homemade cars built of orange crates, sheet tin, wagon and baby-buggy wheels and almost everything of "junk value."
No doubt one was actually made from a SOAP BOX , although there is no record of such a creation.
2006-10-16 20:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by lorna56dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use to be made of wooden soap box crates.
2006-10-16 16:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋