Dallaire Bullet 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. Many of the model racers were powered by model airplane engines, so it's not surprising that model airplane companies -- like Dallaire -- began producing tether cars.
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. Many of the model racers were powered by model airplane engines, so it's not surprising that model airplane companies -- like Dallaire -- began producing tether cars.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1940-1941
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.137
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Color
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 10.5 in
Length: 19.5 in
Weight: 7.375 lb
Inscriptions
painted on body: 10 / Dallaire / BULLET
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