C & R Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, circa 1948
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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. This model was produced by C & R Products Company of Hayward, California. C & R "Curly Cars" were nicknamed after company owner and racer Curly Glover.
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. This model was produced by C & R Products Company of Hayward, California. C & R "Curly Cars" were nicknamed after company owner and racer Curly Glover.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
circa 1948
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Hayward
Creator Notes
Tires manufactured by C & R Products Company, Hayward, California.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Red
Gold (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 7.125 in
Length: 16.25 in
Inscriptions
On body: 65 On tires: C-R | HAYWARD, CAL. | PEERLESS MODELS
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