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01/09/2008 7:45 am
Motor City/Precision Miniatures History
I would like to hear Gene's version of what happened in regard to Motor City/Precision Miniatures and his relationship with Allan....
01/09/2008 8:11 am
I do know that Gene left MOC because of the long drive.
From Orange County to North L.A. is one horrible commute with all their traffic.
01/09/2008 8:41 am
Motor City
I was at MC for ten years after I retired from Xerox. I live in Costa Mesa and
MC is in North Hollywood. It was there before I became a partner and all of our
workers plus Alan lived close. My wife was a Professor at a local college and
couldn't move. Therefore I drove 62 miles each way to get to work. 124 miles a
day, I put over 250,000 miles on my MR2. I drove in the rain. I drove in the
dark. After ten years I had enough so I retired again.
Alan and I are still on good terms and I visit him four or five times a year.
01/09/2008 8:46 am
Ah! Another happy MR2 owner! We have a few of them. Thanks Gene!
01/09/2008 9:01 am
Thanks Gene but as I was not really involved in miniatures much during the period, why was the name Precision Miniatures used for some stuff, and Motor City for other stuff?