"Riff" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946
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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 car, with a magnesium top and belly pan, was one of a small batch built by George Riff of Chicago.
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 car, with a magnesium top and belly pan, was one of a small batch built by George Riff of Chicago.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1946
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.50
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Magnesium
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Red
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
RIFF | 8
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