Korn "Indianapolis 29" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car Kit, 1948

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Artifact Overview

Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Barney Korn was among the most skilled builders. This unassembled kit is for one of Korn's "Indianapolis 29" models. Note that the buyer had to finish the rough edges of the balsa wood body and purchase the .29-cubic-inch engine separately.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Kit (Set)

Date Made

1948

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Manufactured by B.B. (Barney) Korn and the B.B. Korn Specialty Manufacturing Co. in Los Angeles, California for distribution by Hyde Park Model & Supply Co. in Inglewood, California.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America

Object ID

2013.47.156

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.

Material

Aluminum (Metal)
Balsa (Wood)
Paint (Coating)
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Cardboard

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 13 in
Weight: 2.1875 lb

Inscriptions

product package: "THE INDIANAPOLIS 29" / DIRECT DRIVE / PRECISION RACING CHASSIS / Mfg. by BARNEY KORN of HYDE PARK MODEL & SUPPLY CO. / 953 E. Park Blvd. / Inglewood, Calif. instruction sheet: The INDIANAPOLIS / SERIES 29 / AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT / Mfg'd by BARNEY KORN OF HYDE PARK / MODEL & SUPPLY COMPANY / 953 E. Hyde Park Blvd. / INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
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