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- Annual Mid-Winter Open Trophy, Awarded to Curly Glover, 1947 - 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. Racer Curly Glover, of Hayward, California, won this trophy with his "Curly Special" in 1947. Glover's tether car reached a top speed of 95.44 miles per hour in the competition.
- February 22, 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Annual Mid-Winter Open Trophy, Awarded to Curly Glover, 1947
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. Racer Curly Glover, of Hayward, California, won this trophy with his "Curly Special" in 1947. Glover's tether car reached a top speed of 95.44 miles per hour in the competition.