Ed's Specialty Company "Roadrunner" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1947
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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. While many tether cars were based on contemporary race cars, this "Roadrunner" was modeled after a 1932 Ford hot rod. Details included faux carburetor velocity stacks in the hood.
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. While many tether cars were based on contemporary race cars, this "Roadrunner" was modeled after a 1932 Ford hot rod. Details included faux carburetor velocity stacks in the hood.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1947
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.59
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
Maroon
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 16.125 in
Weight: 6.1875 lb
Inscriptions
Body: 1932 [painted license plate] Front tires: DURO-MATIC PROD. | HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.
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