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- Ed's Specialty Company "Roadrunner" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 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. While many tether cars were based on contemporary race cars, this "Roadrunner" was modeled after a 1932 Ford hot rod. Details included faux carburetor velocity stacks in the hood.
- 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Ed's Specialty Company "Roadrunner" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 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. While many tether cars were based on contemporary race cars, this "Roadrunner" was modeled after a 1932 Ford hot rod. Details included faux carburetor velocity stacks in the hood.