A.L. Maxey "Challenger Jr." Model Race Car Kit, 1946-1950
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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 A.L. Maxey Company of Burbank, California, produced this kit of an unpowered streamlined car in the late 1940s.
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 A.L. Maxey Company of Burbank, California, produced this kit of an unpowered streamlined car in the late 1940s.
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
1946-1950
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Silver (Color)
Vermillion (Color)
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in (box)
Width: 12.5 in (box)
Length: 5.5 in (box)
Height: 2 in (body)
Width: 5 in (body)
Length: 10.625 in (body)
Inscriptions
Top of box: The Challenger Jr. | Build | It Yourself | Kit a whirl-around racing car End of box: The Challenger Jr. | Build | It Yourself | Kit including: | racing cord | bridle | wooden handle MFGD. BY A. L. MAXEY MFG. CO. | 909-11 N. Lake St. Burbank, Calif.
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