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Kit-of-parts construction is a special subset of pre-fabrication that not only attempts to achieve flexibility in assembly and efficiency in manufacture, but also by definition requires a capacity for demountability, disassembly, and reuse. Kit-of-parts structures can be assembled and taken apart in a variety of ways like a construction toy.
The Boulters lived in the home until the 1980s. After the death of Cedric, Patricia sold the home to David and Miriam Gosling. The Goslings had the building placed on the National Register of Historic Places and enclosed the carport. The third owners were Chuck Lohre and Janet Groeber who worked on the house for 15 years.
A kit is a set of components that has to be assembled by the buyer or at the site of use to get the definitive product. Examples: Electronic kit, a package of electrical components used to build an electronic device. Kit car ("component car"), an automobile that the buyer assembles into a functioning car; Kit bike; Folding kayak; Tent
In 1969 Superior was acquired by the Sheller-Globe Corporation, an industrial conglomerate and auto parts maker based in Toledo, Ohio. The 1977 model year saw a major downsizing in the Cadillac automobile chassis used for the professional car business. In addition to being smaller, Cadillac's commercial chassis was significantly more expensive.
Rupp Industries was a Mansfield, Ohio-based manufacturer of go-karts, minibikes, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles founded by Mickey Rupp in 1959. Rupp Industries operated from 1959 until bankruptcy in 1978. [2] Rupp vehicles are known for their performance and bright red coloring, particularly the snowmobiles and off-road vehicles.
Cover of the 1916 catalog of Gordon-Van Tine kit house plans A modest bungalow-style kit house plan offered by Harris Homes in 1920 A Colonial Revival kit home offered by Sterling Homes in 1916 Cover of a 1922 catalog published by Gordon-Van Tine, showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar Illustration of kit home materials loaded in a boxcar from a 1952 Aladdin catalogue
Payless Cashways was a building materials retailer based in Kansas City, United States. The company primarily operated during the 1980s and 1990s, and is considered among the first national chains to implement the DIY strategy. The company experienced financial difficulties during the late 1980s.
Fisher Flying Products is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that produces kits for a wide line of light aircraft. The company's kits all feature wooden construction with aircraft fabric covering. Many of the designs are reproductions of classic aircraft, such as the company's 80% Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth that is based upon the de Havilland Tiger ...