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- Hiller "Comet" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1942 - 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. This is one of approximately 500 models produced by Hiller Industries of San Francisco. The company's founder, 17-year-old Stanley Hiller, Jr., went on to design and build helicopters.
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Hiller "Comet" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1942
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. This is one of approximately 500 models produced by Hiller Industries of San Francisco. The company's founder, 17-year-old Stanley Hiller, Jr., went on to design and build helicopters.
- Hiller Gas Powered Engine, Model 29, 1940-1942 - 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. The models typically were powered by small single-cylinder, two-stroke engines. This Model 29 engine was a product of the Hiller Industries of San Francisco.
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Hiller Gas Powered Engine, Model 29, 1940-1942
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. The models typically were powered by small single-cylinder, two-stroke engines. This Model 29 engine was a product of the Hiller Industries of San Francisco.
- Hiller "Comet" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1942 - 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. This is one of approximately 500 models produced by Hiller Industries of San Francisco. The company's founder, 17-year-old Stanley Hiller, Jr., went on to design and build helicopters.
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Hiller "Comet" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1942
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. This is one of approximately 500 models produced by Hiller Industries of San Francisco. The company's founder, 17-year-old Stanley Hiller, Jr., went on to design and build helicopters.