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Welcome to the Time Capsule, where you will find some of The LEGO Company's best models from years ago. Come back often to see what we've pulled out of the history books!
So apart from these cool LEGO sets appearing, what else happened in 1976?
The Viking I space probe lands on Mars.
Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old Romanian gymnast, earns 7 perfect scores of "10.0" at the Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Konica introduces the first camera that can focus automatically.
Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak found Apple Computers, the company that now makes the Macintosh line of personal computers.
The Eagles become the first musical group to "go platinum" by selling more than a million of their Greatest Hits record.
The Concorde is introduced -- the first commercial passenger airplane that can fly faster than the speed of sound.
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Set #393
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Name: Norton Commando Roadster 850
Series: Expert
Ages: 9 and up
Launched: 1 September 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1977
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Set #394
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Name: Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycle
Series: Expert
Ages: 9 and up
Launched: 1 September 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1978
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Set #395
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Name: Rolls-Royce "Silver Ghost" 1909
Series: Expert
Ages: 9 and up
Launched: 1 September 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1978
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Set #396
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Name: Thatcher Perkins Wild West Engine (1863)
Series: Expert
Ages: 9 and up
Launched: 1 September 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1977
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Set #661
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Name: The Spirit of St. Louis
Series: LEGOLAND
Ages: 6 and up
Launched: 1 January 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1977
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Set #901
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Name: Universal Motor Set
Series: LEGOLAND
Ages: 6 and up
Launched: 1 January 1976
Discontinued: 31 December 1984
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