Duro-Matic "McCoy Invader" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1948
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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. The Duro-Matic Products Company of Hollywood, California, produced this "Invader" model, designed by Dick McCoy. While it lacks a detailed cockpit, the model resembles Indianapolis race cars of the time.
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. The Duro-Matic Products Company of Hollywood, California, produced this "Invader" model, designed by Dick McCoy. While it lacks a detailed cockpit, the model resembles Indianapolis race cars of the time.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1948
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.135
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Magnesium
Fiberglass
Rubber (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 17 in
Weight: 5.875 ;b
Inscriptions
decal: Miller / HIGH LIFE body, inscribed: DURO-MATIC tires: DURO-MATIC PROD. / HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.
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