Dooling "F-Car" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946
THF157938 / Dooling "F-Car" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946
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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. Dooling Brothers, of Los Angeles, California, manufactured a complete line of open-cockpit and streamliner models. Company owners Tom, Harris and Russell Dooling were successful tether car racers themselves.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1946
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.57
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Magnesium
Paint (Coating)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Color
Maroon
Black (Color)
Red
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 8.5 in
Length: 17 in
Inscriptions
Body:
18 | Allen | OFFY
Front tires:
DOOLING BROS. | LOS ANGELES CALIF.
Rear tires:
Firestone Balloon | Gum Dipped | 5.00-18 | MADE IN U.S.A.
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Related Content
SetTether Cars: Big Thrills in Small Scale
- 25 Artifacts
Tether cars provided big racing thrills in a smaller size. These miniature gas-powered model cars were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down track. At their peak popularity in the years surrounding World War II, some 25 major manufacturers -- and hundreds of individual builders -- produced tether cars. The artifacts in this set offer a peek into this exciting hobby.