Reuhl "Deluxe" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, circa 1947

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 Reuhl Deluxe was considered a prototype class car in competition. It resembled a real open-cockpit race car, and its engine sat under the hood.