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Re: History of wheel and tire designs
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Sat, 31 Mar 2001 17:22:46 GMT
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"Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> skrev i meddelandet
news:3AC4D458.BEEAD6F5@umich.edu...
LEGO wheels first came out in 1962.  The oldest wheels had the red 2x2 • wheels
with gray tires, and white 2x4 bricks as axles.

Are you sure about the tires? I'm almost certain that my first wheels had
beige ('off-white') tires, and the gray ones came later. Looking at my pieces,
the gray ones definitely looks newer than the others.

--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD:  http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery:   http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery/index.htm



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  Re: History of wheel and tire designs
 
(...) Gary Istok (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: History of wheel and tire designs
 
I will check some of my old 1962-64 LEGO Wheels and wheel sets (#314, 400, 401, 402), but I think what I state below is fairly accurate: LEGO wheels first came out in 1962. The oldest wheels had the red 2x2 wheels with gray tires, and white 2x4 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)

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