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Soap Box Derby

American  
Trademark.
  1. a race for children driving motorless, wooden vehicles built by the drivers to resemble racing cars.


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Franklin and Charlie Brown bond while making a car for the upcoming soap box derby.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

The writers came up with a soap box derby.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Franklin and Charlie Brown soon enter a soap box derby competition and their friendship is tested before a deep bond is forged.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The top finishers in the 1955 soap box derby in San Bernardino, California, got a Schwinn bicycle, baseball equipment, fishing and scuba gear, and cameras.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2019

Building a soap box derby car was an apprenticeship in engineering, and the earlier a kid got started, she knew, the more likely they were to fall under its spell.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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