Matthews "Silver Streak" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1939
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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. The Matthews Foundry, owned by model racer Percy Matthews, produced the "Silver Streak," a model of an Indianapolis-style car. Matthews models were successful in sales and on race courses.
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. The Matthews Foundry, owned by model racer Percy Matthews, produced the "Silver Streak," a model of an Indianapolis-style car. Matthews models were successful in sales and on race courses.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1939
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Fresno
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Percy Matthews and Matthews Foundry, Fresno, California.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Leather
Plexiglas (TM)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.125 in
Width: 9.625 in
Length: 18.75 in
Inscriptions
On hood: SILVER STREAK
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