Air Flow "Defender" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940
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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. New York-based Airflow Industries advertised its "Defender" cars as the only ones "aerodynamically streamlined and wind-tunnel tested." This design process, the company boasted, was the secret to greater speed.
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. New York-based Airflow Industries advertised its "Defender" cars as the only ones "aerodynamically streamlined and wind-tunnel tested." This design process, the company boasted, was the secret to greater speed.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1940
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.52
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Blue
Orange (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 8.25 in
Length: 17 in
Inscriptions
Body: 7 Tires: VOIT | LOS ANGELES
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