Out in the Garage (106)Open America's garages to find the classics that have risen to iconic status. Behind the door you’ll see Boyd Coddington-customized street rods, complete with specialty paint jobs and innovative billet aluminum chrome wheels, classic Crafstman tools, and a Lionel Train set.
Custom Street Rods
- There are 56,000 members in the National Street Rod Association.
- Billet wheels are made of billet aluminum, which is a very dense and strong aluminum.
- Boyd has a book out called How to build the Hot Rod Chassis.
National Street Rod Association
www.nsra-usa.com
Boyd Coddington's How to Build Hot Rod Engines & Drivelines by Timothy Remus, Boyd Coddington
Craftsman Tools
- In 1927 one of the first Craftsman tools was a hand honed axe that sold for $1.75.
- Prodigy was founded in 1984 as the first consumer online service.
- In 1976 Craftsman sold its 100 millionth screwdriver and 2 millionth radial arm saw.
Craftsman Tools
www.craftsman.com
Lionel Trains
- Lionel's first trains were powered by wet-celled (acid filled) batteries.
- In 1934, the Mickey and Minnie Mouse wind-up handcar costing $1.00 was one of Lionel's best sellers.
- "Lionel: The Father and Son Railroad" was one of the company's first slogans.
- "Smoke" from Lionel steam engines debuted in 1946.
Lionel Trains
www.lionel.com
Lionel Collectors Club
www.lionelcollectors.org
Greenberg's Pocket Price Guides Lionel 1901-2004 by Kent Johnson
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