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1. www.hagerty.com › media › automotive-historyHow plastic model cars stoked interest in their real-life ...

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   Oct 20, 2020 · In 2000, model enthusiast Okey Spaulding bought the Jo-Han brand and molds from Seville, putting some classic models back into limited production, but that enterprise seems to be now restricted to selling parts, not complete model kits.

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3. www.macsmotorcitygarage.com › eight-plasticEight plastic classics from the golden age of model cars

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   Sep 30, 2014 · The major model companies, including AMT, Jo-Han, Revell, Monogram, MPC, Aurora, and others, offered kits in nearly infinite variety for junior car enthusiasts of every persuasion. Here are just a few.

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4. www.mirror.co.uk › 3am › celebrity-newsRemember the glamour models of the 2000s? Here's what their ...

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   Mar 31, 2016 · Many people will fondly recall glamour modelling hitting new heights during the 2000s. Thanks to lads' mags such as Zoo and Nuts - not to mention old favourites such as Page 3 - there were more...

5. reviews.ipmsusa.org › review › 1973-2010-story1973 - 2010 The Story of Matchbox Kits | IPMS/USA Reviews

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   Aug 27, 2011 · In 1982, Lesney declared bankruptcy, and the model company was sold to a Hong Kong investor. AMT was sold to Ertl, so the boxes once again said only “Matchbox”. The new box also now had the black stripe with the red, orange and yellow “swoosh” below the picture of the model.

6. www.hobbytalk.com › threads › amt-historyAMT history - Hobbyist Forums

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   Aug 16, 2005 · AMT made a stab at model car kits in 1953, "3in1" kits, simply knocked down promotional cars, 3 different cars in each of 3 sets (Studebaker, Ford, Pontiac was one combination), repeating them in 1954.

7. www.motorcities.org › story-of-the-week › 2016A Brief History of the Model Products Corporation

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   Nov 7, 2016 · If you were a youngster like me during the 1960s and building model car kits and collecting promotional model cars, chances are you would probably remember one of the largest plastic model car companies in the world – the Model Products Corporation, or MPC. MPC was located in Mount Clemens, Mich.

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   What happened to glamour modelling in the 2000s?

   • Many people will fondly recall glamour modelling hitting new heights during the 2000s. Thanks to lads' mags such as Zoo and Nuts - not to mention old favourites such as Page 3 - there were more girls stripping off than ever before.

   Remember the glamour models of the 2000s? Here's what their lives look

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   What happened to model builders?

   • Many of the boys who were active model builders were now teens working on real cars and dating girls, not playing with model kits. Automakers and dealers soured on giving away the relatively expensive, finely detailed promotional models, and after the 1973 oil embargo plastics started getting more costly.

   How plastic model cars stoked interest in their real-life peers

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   Who invented the model car kit industry?

   • While California’s Revell and Chicago’s Monogram were major players in the model kit industry, they didn’t concentrate on model cars. It was companies in the Detroit area, Jo-Han, AMT, and later MPC, that provided the foundation for the model car kit industry.

   How plastic model cars stoked interest in their real-life peers

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   Who was the largest plastic model car company in the world?

   • During the 1960s, if you were a youngster building model car kits and collecting promotional model cars, chances are you would remember one of the largest plastic model car companies in the world – the Model Products Corporation (MPC). MPC, located in Mount Clemens, Mich.

   A Brief History of the Model Products Corporation

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   What is a model car made of?

   • This page lists model car brand names past and present. The list is inclusive with slush mold, tinplate, pressed steel, diecast zamac, white metal, plastic and resin models and toys from all over the world. A few are even made of crystal, glass, wood, coal or other materials.

   List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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   How old is a plastic model car?

   • Most car enthusiasts older than about eight years old have likely assembled a plastic scale model car kit at one time or another, though the hobby is long past its golden years of the 1960s. It shouldn’t surprise you that like their full-scale siblings, much of the history of plastic scale-model cars took place in and around Detroit.

   How plastic model cars stoked interest in their real-life peers

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_model_car_brandsList of model car brands - Wikipedia

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   List of model car brands. This page lists model car brand names past and present. The list is inclusive with slush mold, tinplate, pressed steel, diecast zamac, white metal, plastic and resin models and toys from all over the world. A few are even made of crystal, glass, wood, coal or other materials.