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
Place of Creation
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
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