AMRCA Nationals Trophy, Awarded to Frank Robertson, 1947
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Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Model builder and racer Frank Robertson won several trophies from the American Miniature Racing Car Association with a series of tether cars he named "Snuffy."
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Model builder and racer Frank Robertson won several trophies from the American Miniature Racing Car Association with a series of tether cars he named "Snuffy."
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1947
Subject Date
17 August 1947
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Metal
Color
Gold (Color)
Dark brown
Dimensions
Height: 22.75 in
Width: 9.25 in
Length: 8.25 in
Weight: 5 lb
Inscriptions
On plaque: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | AND | NATIONAL CHAMPION | FRANK F. ROBERTSON | CAR "SNUFFY" | COMBINED SPEEDS | 1/4-116.12 1/2-111.87 1-110.93 On bottom: SPICER-GIERKE | CO | MFG | JEWELERS | INDIANAPOLIS
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