Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1938-1939
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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. This model of an open-cockpit roadster was produced in kit form by the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, California. Initial balsawood bodies were replaced by sheet steel.
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 of an open-cockpit roadster was produced in kit form by the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, California. Initial balsawood bodies were replaced by sheet steel.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1938-1939
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Aluminum (Metal)
Metal
Plexiglas (TM)
Leather
Rubber (Material)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Yellow (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.25 in
Length: 20.25 in
Inscriptions
On body: 18
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