Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car Built by Rose Allen, circa 1945
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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 Rose Allen used this car in some of her frequent competition appearances throughout northern California in the mid-1940s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
circa 1945
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.136
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 6.5 in
Length: 17 in
Weight: 5.75 lb
Inscriptions
painted on body:
8
rear tire:
C - R / HAYWARD, CAL
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