Hiller "Comet" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1940-1942
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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 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.
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.
Artifact
Model car
Date Made
1940-1942
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.95
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Cardboard
Paint (Coating)
Rubber (Material)
Inscriptions
box: Hiller Comet Miniature Racing Car Another Hiller Comet Manufactured on an Assembly Line Completely Assembled Race Car
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