12pc 1965 K&B Aurora 1:24 Slot Car Pit Stop Parts 1 3/8" GERMAN SLICK TIRES #408

Description: This listing is for SIX (6) Packages of 1965 Vintage Aurora 1/24th 1/25th Scale 1 & 3/8" GERMAN FORMULA SLICK TIRES. Very Rare to see so fresh & clean. Very nice cards look great but have typical plastic fade. K&B Manufacturing Corporation, Downey, CA; a subsidiary of Aurora Plastics Corp. Great for display or use as tires seem to be pretty pliable and certainly usable to restore old larger scale slot cars. As they are rubber and old, Do Not Expect Performance. More so a really good looking vintage set of rubber. Each package contains 2 Tires. A total of 12 Tires are included in this listing.Mile Stones in the History of K&B Manufacturing (from mecoa . com)1946 Founded by John Brodbeck and Lou Kading1955 Merged with Allyn ManufacturingK&B bought out AllynOwned by Nabisco BrieflySold to Aurora PlasticsK&B acquired Veco ProductsSold to Leisure Dynamics1981 Leisure Dynamics dissolved and K&B was sold to John Brodbeck, however he had a silent partner, William G Bennett, Owner of Circus Circus Enterprises.1990 K&B built a new 50,000 sq ft facility in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and began the move from Downey, California.1996 William Bennett placed new management in an attempt to turn a profit.Mid 1999, the management of K&B was planing on moving K&B to Las Vagas. Randy Linsalato, owner of MECOA and RJL Industries was offered K&B Mfg by Mr. Bennett as an alternative to moving the factory to Las Vegas. Mr. Bennett was disappointed with the management and staff in place at K&B so he decided to to sell to Randy Linsalato. Randy was a long time friend to the Brodbeck's and to Mr. Bennett and was in the industry with MECOA and RJL for 20 years at the time..Late 1999 K&B was sold to MECOA (RJL Industries) and the move back to California began. Now located in Monrovia, Ca., about 25 miles north of the old Downey location.For MECOA the purchase of K&B was unexpected. At the time MECOA - RJL Industries was deep into a contract developing and building oxidant air pumps for Ballard Power Systems, a daughter company of Ford and Daimler.Sold as is. Buy with confidence & please check out my other offbeat slot car related items. I will pack your item(s) well & try to ship promptly. Descriptions are very accurate; No Returns. PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU BUY IF YOU ARE UNSURE. Glad to combine shipping when practical. We ship promptly & professionally. We happily combine orders & refund any excess s/h immediately upon shipping. We can always provide tracking.*************** From Ebay I Only ship U. S. Postal Service PRIORITY MAIL TO THE USA due to previous 'lost' packages. ******************* *I apologize for any inconvenience, but; Due to previously lost packages: ALL INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS ONLY SHIP BY GLOBAL EXPRESS. NOT CHEAP, Very Fast Delivery & Absolutely, Positively Guaranteed to arrive. I charge $2 or less for expert handling/packaging, & actual shipping. I ship out of the country almost daily. Please refer to my feedback, rating or time selling HO slots for assurances of a good honest deal. happy motorin' & thanks S'lots from bob at SlotCarCentral.com 2201 Teall avenue Syracuse, NY 13206. Questions or issues gladly taken care of. phone 8 days a week, 25 hours a day. slotcarcentral.com We Know H.O.

Price: 34.99 USD

Location: Syracuse, New York

End Time: 2023-10-23T23:50:58.000Z

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