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Amateur rocketry was an especially popular hobby in the late 1950s and early 1960s following the launch of Sputnik, as described in Homer Hickam's 1998 memoir Rocket Boys. One of the first organizations set up in the US to engage in amateur rocketry was the Pacific Rocket Society established in California in the early 1950s.
In 1960, the company purchased the assets of the defunct Varney Scale Models and began manufacturing model trains and accessories under the name Life-Like in 1970. In 2005 the parent company, Lifoam Industries, LLC, chose to concentrate on their core products and sold their model railroad operations to hobby distributor Wm. K. Walthers. Today ...
According to two contradictory statements in the Los Angeles Times, West Coast Customs was founded in either 1994 or 1998 [1] by auto enthusiast Ryan Friedlinghaus. In a 2008 article, USA Today put the foundation year as 1997. [2]
Aluminum Model Toys (AMT) is an American brand of scale model vehicles. The former manufacturing company was founded in Troy, Michigan, in 1948 by West Gallogly Sr. AMT became known for producing 1:25 scale plastic automobile dealer promotional model cars and friction motor models, and pioneered the annual 3-in-1 model kit buildable in stock, custom, or hot-rod versions.
From the arrival of the station wagon, the pickups were built with the wagon's straight rear panels, giving a wider, more square rear box. [34] In 1948 Crosley added bolt-on grille-bars and a chromed bull-nose to the front for the '48½ model year, [34] and introduced a new convertible wagon variant without doors, dubbed the "Sports Utility."
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There’s a new build-your-own burger restaurant in Lexington that offers more than 20 free toppings to help stack your single-, double- or triple-decker hamburger. JJ burgers and fries opened in ...
The Horizon Hobby logo. Horizon Hobby, LLC is an American multinational hobby-grade RC radio control (RC) model, model train manufacturer, and distributor. It was founded by Rick Stephens, Janet Ottmers, Debra Love, and Eric Meyers, [1] in July 1985, [2] and headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. [3] Horizon Hobby products are sold in more than ...