Wes’s Model Car Corner Acquires Gofer Racing

Wes’s Model Car Corner is acquiring the assets of Gofer Racing Products, a longtime name in model car decals and accessories, in a move both owners say is designed to preserve the brand and keep orders flowing with minimal disruption. Retiring Gofer owner Henry Mason said the sale is driven by his health and his inability to keep up with the business, while Wes Hurst said the transition should be smooth for dealers and distributors.
Mason said he chose Hurst because of their long business relationship that dates back to the NASCAR boom years. “Wes is a straight shooter,” Mason said, adding that he is glad the brand will have “a very good home.” Hurst said the goal is to keep the Gofer name alive while folding fulfillment into Wes’s existing retail and e-commerce operations in eastern Tennessee.

Under the deal, Hurst is buying Gofer’s inventory, cabinets, 
trademarks, website, and other assets, and he said open accounts will continue to be treated as they have been. 

He also said orders will ship from Wes’s facility, which uses UPS daily, a change he believes will improve speed and reliability. “We want to try to make it as seamless a transfer as possible,” Hurst said. 
The acquisition also drives new product plans. Hurst said Wes’s Model Car Corner intends to develop photo-etched parts under the Gofer name and for Wes’s existing products, such as modifieds, trailers and new dirt late-model kits. Mason said he is pleased that Hurst’s family, including his wife and daughter, may also be involved in the business, bringing added energy and technical know-how.

For hobby shop owners, the message is continuity: same brand recognition, new ownership, and no immediate change in how accounts are handled. Mason said he expects the transfer to help preserve decades of Gofer Racing’s market presence, noting that he does not want the brand to disappear after more than 50 years in the hobby.