Olsen Machine Works "Interceptor" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1941
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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. Olsen tether cars were sold fully assembled. This model is of the enclosed "cabin car" style and doesn't have an open cockpit.
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. Olsen tether cars were sold fully assembled. This model is of the enclosed "cabin car" style and doesn't have an open cockpit.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1941
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.84
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
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 18 in
Weight: 4.375 lb
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