Fuel Tank System for the Dooling F-Car Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946-1948
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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. Most tether car engines ran on white gasoline. Since the engines were two-stroke, the gas was mixed with oil at a ratio of about three parts to one.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Fuel tank
Date Made
1946-1948
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.124
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 6 in
Inscriptions
label, packaging:
FUEL TANK SYSTEM / Type "F" Miniature Race Car / Complete with all parts ready for assembly and installation . . . /
DOOLING BROS. / 5452 WEST ADAMS BOULEVARD / LOS ANGELES 16, CALIFORNIA
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