Speedway Pacemaker Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 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. As the "Speedway" in its name might suggest, this car was built in Indianapolis by Standard Machine Works. Design was by Joe Olender.
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. As the "Speedway" in its name might suggest, this car was built in Indianapolis by Standard Machine Works. Design was by Joe Olender.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1947
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Creator Notes
Tether car designed by Joseph Olender, manufactured by Standard Machine Works, Indianapolis, Indiana.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.80
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Bakelite (TM)
Magnesium
Rubber (Material)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 19.5 in
Weight: 3.625 lb
Inscriptions
body: Speedway Pacemaker 1 decal: Speedway Pacemaker Indianapolis
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