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The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is the largest association in the U.S. catering to street rods, custom cars and show cars. The Goodguys Association has over 70,000 active members worldwide. Goodguys stages 20 annual rod & custom car show events throughout the United States as well as vintage drag races.
Wesley Chapel is located in the townships of Monroe and Sandy Ridge in eastern Union County, North Carolina. Part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, it sits east of Weddington, north of Waxhaw, west of Monroe, and south of Indian Trail. [7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.39 km 2).
Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a 1.500-mile (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1960, including NASCAR , IndyCar , and IMSA SportsCar Championship races.
A custom home is a one-of-a-kind house that is designed for a specific client and for a particular location. The custom home builder may use plans created by an architect or by a professional home designer. Custom homes provide consumers with the opportunity to control layout, lot size, and accessibility.
The company initially built only in the Chicago area, but expanded to Colorado and Florida in the early 1970s. Poor market conditions i forced it to stop construction in Florida in 1976, and Colorado in 1986. In 1988, the company began building in Charlotte, North Carolina under the name Portrait Homes.
The International Builders' Show (IBS) is organized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and is the largest light construction building industry tradeshow in the United States. [1] [2] It is the only event of its kind, focusing specifically on the needs, concerns, and opportunities that face home builders. In 1944, the NAHB held ...
During World War II, the company built 212 cargo ships and tankers [4] and was a substantial builder of Liberty ships in support of the war effort. [5] It also built Camp Shelby in Mississippi as well as K-25 and K-27, production plants for manufacturing Uranium-235 at the Clinton Engineer Works at Oak Ridge, Tennessee .
Dilworth is a neighborhood of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. The neighborhood was Charlotte's first streetcar suburb and was established by Edward Dilworth Latta [2] in the 1890s on 250 acres (1 km²) southwest of the original city limits.