Alexander Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1938-1940
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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. Alexander Automotive Engineering Company produced this front-wheel-drive model with a cast aluminum body and a sheet metal hood.
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. Alexander Automotive Engineering Company produced this front-wheel-drive model with a cast aluminum body and a sheet metal hood.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1938-1940
Creators
Alexander Automotive Engineering Company
Alexander, Colonel Isaac Emanuel
Place of Creation
United States, California, Inglewood
Creator Notes
Created by Colonel Isaac Emanuel Alexander and manufactured by his company Alexander Automotive Engineering Company.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.167
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
Black (Color)
Red
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.5 in
Length: 20 in
Weight: 7 lb
Inscriptions
body, hand painted: Atwood / RACING MOTORS ALEXANDER / SPL / Los Angeles, CA. / 16
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