Class 4

This article is about the year. For the set, see 1970 Pirates Gun Cart.

Events Edit

• The company grows to 1,000 employees.
• Jesse Shwayder, the founder of the Samsonite Corporation, dies at the age of 88.
• The LEGO Group starts the process to regain the USA LEGO license from Samsonite.
• The first plastic roadway plate was introduced, 50x50 green and gray, in USA/Canada only.

Themes introduced or discontinued Edit

• Town Plan sets were discontinued.
• Minitalia sets were introduced.

Sets introduced Edit