Supersonic Jet Pedal Car, circa 1960

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Artifact Overview

The excitement of the Jet Age, in which swift jet airliners made the world seem smaller than ever before, captured young and old imaginations alike. A child might have pretended to be racing high above the clouds, faster than the speed of sound, on this "Super Sonic Jet" pedal car by the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company of Cleveland.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pedal car

Date Made

circa 1960

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2003.110.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Linda and Richard Kughn.

Material

Steel (Alloy)
Chromium
Rubber (Material)

Color

Black (Color)
White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Red
Silver (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 24 in
Width: 27 in
Length: 47 in

Inscriptions

Side: SUPERSONIC JET Tailfin: MURRAY