Annual Mid-Winter Open Trophy, Awarded to Curly Glover, 1947
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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. Racer Curly Glover, of Hayward, California, won this trophy with his "Curly Special" in 1947. Glover's tether car reached a top speed of 95.44 miles per hour in the competition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1947
Subject Date
22 February 1947
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Gold (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 17.25 in
Width: 10.75 in
Length: 4.25 in
Weight: 7.5 lb
Inscriptions
ANNUAL | MID-WINTER | OPEN | EUSTIS, FLORIDA | FEB. 22, 1947 | PROTO FIRST
On plaque:
CURLY GLOVER | HAYWARD, CA | CAR: | CURLY SPECIAL | 95.44
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