Dooling "Mercury Second Series" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1941
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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. This second series "Mercury" from Dooling Brothers features a cast aluminum body and frame. Its front-wheel-drive layout is somewhat unusual for a tether car.
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 second series "Mercury" from Dooling Brothers features a cast aluminum body and frame. Its front-wheel-drive layout is somewhat unusual for a tether car.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1940-1941
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.98
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 19 in
Weight: 6 lb
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