Another famous product that made its debut in 1932: Fritos Corn Chips!

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Posted by vacuous (A) on August 4, 2024 at 09:43:04

In Reply to: 1932 Ford roadster... posted by ghost of olddude55 on August 4, 2024 at 05:56:45:

In 1932 a local cafe in San Antonio Texas had corn chips on their menu. That chip recipe was purchased by Charles Elmer Doolin, for which he paid $100 dollars. Mr. Doolin then began cooking up Fritos Corn Chips in his mother's kitchen, and then sold them out of his car, a Model T Ford. But that's only the first half of the Fritos story.

In the early 1930s Herman W. Lay started a snack food delivery business, which later contributed to the formation of Frito-Lay Inc. in 1961. This merger eventually resulted in the formation of PepsiCo in 1965, which now oversees the Fritos brand.

PepsiCo is now a global food and beverage giant with much higher income than the Ford Motor Company. In 2023 PepsiCo's net income was 9 billion, compared to Ford's 2 billion.

Yup, other consumer products made a big splash in 1932 other than the 1932 Ford Roadster. BTW, excellent work on that model car!

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Topic - 1932 Ford roadster... - ghost of olddude55 05:56:45 08/04/24 (12)

Stance looks just right. - hcman 10:47:26 08/04/24 (1)

Couple more pics - ghost of olddude55 11:08:43 08/04/24 (0)

Another famous product that made its debut in 1932: Fritos Corn Chips! - vacuous 09:43:04 08/04/24 (1)

My wife's a big fan of those History Channel shows. - ghost of olddude55 10:35:25 08/04/24 (0)

I used to have an Airbrush, do you have one? - Story 08:58:41 08/04/24 (7)

Yep, Paasche Model H. - ghost of olddude55 09:06:34 08/04/24 (6)

RE: Yep, Paasche Model H. - Story 09:46:14 08/04/24 (5)

Yep. In fact, the roadster is clear coated. - ghost of olddude55 09:55:04 08/04/24 (4)

good for you, I have too much to do lately maybe someday I'll return to it - Story 10:12:53 08/04/24 (3)

RE: good for you, I have too much to do lately maybe someday I'll return to it - geoff 10:38:19 08/04/24 (1)

looks better than mine!! /nt - Story 10:44:55 08/04/24 (0)

Incredible work, dude. - ghost of olddude55 10:21:19 08/04/24 (0)

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Another famous product that made its debut in 1932: Fritos Corn Chips! - vacuous 09:43:04 08/04/24 (1)

My wife's a big fan of those History Channel shows. - ghost of olddude55 10:35:25 08/04/24 (0)

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