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- Dooling "Pee Wee" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1942 - 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.
- 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Dooling "Pee Wee" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1942
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.
- Assembly Instruction Sheet "A" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940 - 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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Assembly Instruction Sheet "A" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940
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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- Product Package and Assembly Instruction for "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940 - 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 box is for a "Speed Demon" tether car from the Bunch Model Airplane Company. The car originally packaged in this box is also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- 1938-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Product Package and Assembly Instruction for "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940
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 box is for a "Speed Demon" tether car from the Bunch Model Airplane Company. The car originally packaged in this box is also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- Assembly Instruction Sheet "A" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940 - 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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Assembly Instruction Sheet "A" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940
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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- Bunch "Mighty Midget" Gas Powered Model Engine, 1936-1946 - 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. Whether a model was front- or rear-wheel drive, its engine was typically mounted longitudinally and connected to the wheels by a driveshaft and bevel gears.
- 1936-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Bunch "Mighty Midget" Gas Powered Model Engine, 1936-1946
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. Whether a model was front- or rear-wheel drive, its engine was typically mounted longitudinally and connected to the wheels by a driveshaft and bevel gears.
- Assembly Instruction Sheet "B" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940 - 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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Assembly Instruction Sheet "B" for the Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1930-1940
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. These assembly instructions, from the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, are for a Bunch "Speed Demon" tether car also in the collection -- accession number 2013.47.9.
- Homemade Pusher Model Propeller Race Car, 1930-1940 - 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. Some car designs took inspiration from model airplanes and used propellers to push the vehicles forward. Propeller pusher systems were easy to build, but they weren't very efficient.
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Homemade Pusher Model Propeller Race Car, 1930-1940
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. Some car designs took inspiration from model airplanes and used propellers to push the vehicles forward. Propeller pusher systems were easy to build, but they weren't very efficient.
- Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1938-1939 - 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 model of an open-cockpit roadster was produced in kit form by the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, California. Initial balsawood bodies were replaced by sheet steel.
- 1938-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Bunch "Speed Demon" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1938-1939
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 model of an open-cockpit roadster was produced in kit form by the Bunch Model Airplane Company of Los Angeles, California. Initial balsawood bodies were replaced by sheet steel.