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HOBBY OUTLETS
:: AE Team Associated
:: AE R/C Car Kits
The business grew as Roger and Lee added more and more new products. At this time Associated was located in a small building in Paramount, California. An insurmountable problem arose between Roger and Lee at this time. Roger asked Gene Husting if he'd be interested in buying out Lee's share. Subsequently, Lee sold his interest to Gene. It was now 1969 and the slot car craze had died, but Associated had just introduced the new RC1, a 1:8 scale gas-powered car. Gene was racing gas cars at the time and had the feeling that R/C cars was certain to grow as a hobby. At this time there were only six employees, Roger, Gene, Gene's wife, Midge, and three others.
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