Dooling F-Car Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car Kit, 1946-1948
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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. Dooling Brothers was one of the first companies to offer both kits and fully assembled cars. This Dooling F-car kit is still unassembled in its original packaging.
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. Dooling Brothers was one of the first companies to offer both kits and fully assembled cars. This Dooling F-car kit is still unassembled in its original packaging.
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
1946-1948
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.128
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Cardboard
Iron alloy
Magnesium
Paper (Fiber product)
Rubber (Material)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in (packaging)
Width: 10 in (packaging)
Length: 16.5 in (packaging)
Weight: 6 lb
Inscriptions
label, product package: DOOLING BROS. MINIATURE RACING CARS $45.00 / TYPE "F" CONVENTIONAL . . . / MANUFACTURED BY DOOLING BROS. / 5452 WEST ADAMS / Los Angeles 16, California
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