Duesenberg Model Company "D-1" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1941
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Tether cars, gasoline-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. The Duesenberg Model Company was established by the same August S. Duesenberg who co-founded Duesenberg Motors Company to build (full-size) luxury automobiles.
Tether cars, gasoline-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. The Duesenberg Model Company was established by the same August S. Duesenberg who co-founded Duesenberg Motors Company to build (full-size) luxury automobiles.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1940-1941
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.86
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Gold (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9 in
Length: 21 in
Weight: 7.625 lb
Inscriptions
dashboard: Duesenberg DI Car Co., Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. painted: 64
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