Dooling "Streamliner" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1941
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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
1941
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Tether car manufactured by Dooling Brothers supplied with a McCoy-built engine.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.78
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Ivory (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
Length: 16 in
Weight: 6.75 lb
Inscriptions
hand lettered:
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Dooling Bros. Los Angeles, CA.
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