C & R "Special" or "Curly Car" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1947-1950
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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. This model was produced by C & R Products Company of Hayward, California. C & R "Curly Cars" were nicknamed after company owner and racer Curly Glover.
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 was produced by C & R Products Company of Hayward, California. C & R "Curly Cars" were nicknamed after company owner and racer Curly Glover.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1947-1950
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Fiberglass
Aluminum (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Plexiglas (TM)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Teal
Gold (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 18 in
Inscriptions
On body: 15 | Curley [sic] On tires: C-R | OAKLAND, CAL. [front] C-R | HAYWARD, CAL. [rear]
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