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Through the 1980s and 1990s, the company ran a television and radio ad campaign featuring the slogan "Uh oh, better get Maaco". [5] [6] With the exception of several years in the 2010s, the catchphrase is still in use today. MAACO was the sponsor of the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas from 2009–2012 at a reported $1 million a year. [7]
AAMCO Transmissions Inc. is an American transmission-repair franchise founded by Robert Morgan [1] and Anthony A. Martino (who used the first letter of each name to form the names AAMCO and later MAACO) in 1957 in Philadelphia.
A Meineke in Hillsboro, Oregon. In 2006, Meineke Car Care Centers’ parent company, Meineke Holding Company, became Driven Brands, Inc. and acquired the quick oil change company, Econo Lube 'N Tune Inc. [9] In 2008, it acquired Maaco, Auto Qual, and Drive N Style.
Even after over 100 years in business and two bankruptcies, RadoShack is somehow still around. The company traces its beginnings back to amateur radio, though it switched its business model to ...
The United Parcel Service is young in comparison to the USPS, which was founded back in 1775, but UPS still weighs in at over 100 years old, having been established back in 1908 by a 19-year-old ...
Some of the hottest major brands around today are also relatively young: Apple debuted in 1976, Amazon was launched in 1995 and Google didn't fully hatch until 1998. While these snazzy tech ...
After selling his interest in AAMCO in 1967, he founded the anagrammed acronym MAACO autobody and paint-service franchise in 1972, of which he remained the CEO until his 2008 death. In 1982, he also founded the now defunct Sparks Tune-Up shops, which were purchased by the parent company of Meineke Mufflers and Brakes in 1987, as well as the ...
Maicoletta scooter Maicoletta Dash. The Maicoletta motor scooter of the 1950s was one of the largest motor scooters produced by any manufacturer until the modern era. [7] The engine was a single cylinder 247cc piston-port two-stroke (an export version featuring a 277cc engine was also produced for use with a sidecar), with four foot-operated gears, enclosed chain drive, centrifugal fan cooling ...