"Taylor-Guthrie Special" Teardrop Streamliner Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1949
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Artifact Overview
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. This streamlined model was built by E.L. Taylor and Ray Guthrie of Spokane, Washington, in 1949. Taylor and Guthrie produced about ten tether car models during their collaboration.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1949
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by E.L. Taylor and Ray Guthrie in Spokane, Washington. Tires by Duro-Matic Products in Hollywood, California and C&R Products in Hayward, California.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Technique
Casting (Process)
Color
Yellow (Color)
Red
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 7.75 in
Length: 18 in
Weight: 5.25 lb
Inscriptions
Painted on body:
"TAYLOR-GUTHRIE" SPECIAL | Powered by ~ "DOOLING 61" | 111
Cast into inside of body top:
"TAYLOR GUTHRIE"
Cast into motor:
"GUTHRIE" and "TAYLOR"
Front tires:
DURO-MATIC | HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.
C-R | HAYWARD, CAL.
Rear tires:
DURO-MATIC | HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.
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