Hall of Fame!
By Mark S. Gustavson

Starting in 1992, The International Model Car Builders' Museum joined up with Scale Auto Enthusiast to create the Hall of Fame to honor those who have made the most significant contributions to the history, growth and development of the model car hobby.

In the early years, we only honored one person each year. Later, in 2000, we decided that two people should be inducted each year because there were so many people, roughly divided into two categories ("Writer/Builder" and "Industry Insider"), that should be inducted. A special Museum committee nominates all persons for public voting (no person who has been nominated has participated that year). The Hall of Fame has inducted a wide range of people who have made a genuine and positive impact upon the model car hobby.

Balloting for the 2007 Hall of Fame winners was carried out on this, the Museum's web site. After several months of voting, ballots were tabulated and the individuals, listed below , were inducted into the Museum's Hall of Fame. The names of the winners, below, will be added to the special Hall of Fame plaque that hangs in the Museum.

The Hall of Fame has inducted a wide range of people who have made a genuine and positive impact upon the hobby. Here is a list of the Hall of Fame inductees so far:

1992 Dave Shuklis

1992 Budd Anderson

1993 Don Emmons

1994 Oscar Koveleski

1995 Phil Jensen

1996 Herb Jackson

1997 Bob Barnett

1998 Bob Paeth

1999 George Toteff

2000 Gary Schmidt - Industry Insider

2000 Augie Hiscano - Builder/Writer

2001 John Mueller - Industry Insider

2001 Tim Boyd - Builder/Writer

2002 Jim Keeler - Industry Insider

2002 Mark S. Gustavson - Builder/Writer

2003 Roger Harney – Industry Insider

2003 Dennis Doty – Builder/Writer

2004 Bob Johnson – Industry Insider

2004 Terry Jessee – Builder/Writer

2005 Hank Borger – Builder/Writer, Appointed

2005 Bob McLeod – Industry Insider, Appointed

2006 Bill Coulter -- Builder/Writer

2006 Don Holthaus -- Industry Insider

2007 Winners here...

The first Hall of Fame award (top) is filled up. Bob Wick made arrangements to get a new plaque made on which the names of future Hall of Fame inductees will be placed. These plaques will hang on the wall of the new Museum library.