Lionel Car
Posted in Uncategorized on 03/06/2008 10:53 pm by admin
Lionel Car
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 LIONEL ORE CAR 6116 SOO LINE 0 027  US $14.50
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 LIONEL BOX CAR 9705 RIO GRANDE 0 027 US $14.50
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 LIONEL BOX CAR 9735 GRAND TRUNK 0 027 US $14.50
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 LIONEL BOX CAR 9483 MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY CO 0 027 US $14.50
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 LIONEL 6 9308 AQUARIUM CAR 1981 19831985 Mint in Box US $79.00
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 Lionel 19308 Great Northern Ore Car with load US $19.95
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 Lionel 16626 CSX Searchlight Car US $24.95
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 Lionel Crane Car No 2660 US $31.00
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Antique Lionel Trains – Hey Hey, My My – A Lionel Train Will Never Die
A quick look at eBay, or other online auction site shows there's interest in the collection of Lionel and other antique trains from the first half of the Twentieth century. In the USA, iconic 20th Century brands like Lionel and American Flyer, along with the less well known Ives and Boucher are the most sought-after. In Europe, it's Bing and Marklin, while Hornby's glorious O gauge tin-plate models from the 1930's through to the 1950s command high prices in the antique trains market. Reasons for train collectors chasing these relics shouldn't be any harder to figure than the reasons why folks collect any other antique items: craftsmanship, happy memories of simpler times past, or as an inflation-proof investment. We all know that antique-anything prices just keep moving one way, don't they?
For starters, newcomers to this area of collecting should be aware that there are two kinds of "old model train sets" out there. There's the real deal and there are the brand new reproductions of antique Lionel trains that are made by a number of specialist companies. Let's briefly consider this second kind of "antique" first. Locomotives and rolling stock are usually made to order, in limited quantities and being exact replicas of the originals, they're not cheap. Maybe it's best to put these in the same mental briefcase as the handmade brass beauties we all lust over in the more conventional model railroad world. Will they retain the value of their purchase price? Hard to say. We just have to take a "wait and see" approach.
My My, Hey Hey….How Much Do I Have To Pay?
So what about the real antiques? They're probably a surer bet. Interestingly, genuine antique Lionel train items aren't always stratospherically expensive. A lot depends on the comparative rarity of the item and also the condition. While a mint-condition example preferably in its original box is always going to command more than a less pristine one. So rarity, condition and completeness are the three main parameters that govern price. At the time of writing this, a quick glance on eBay revealed cars from the ‘20s and ‘30s going for between $20-$50 per item. There was also a full boxed set from the 1920s, consisting of loco, three cars and track with an asking price of $1999.
The King is gone, but he's not forgotten. . .
Tin-plate Lionel trains, once the uncontested rulers of miniature steel rails in the USA, ceased production in 1969. These oldies, whether the reproductions or the genuinely old, can never compete in detail or performance with what I call the Neil Young-era Lionel products - the super-detailed, and pretty expensive - O gauge trains sold since the reorganization, and recapitalization of the company as Lionel LLC. But that's not what it's all about, is it? Like any other collectibles in the antique world, antique Lionel trains are about warm and fuzzy memories, nostalgia for times gone and a genuine affection for the look and feel of tin-plate trains: the stock and trade of model railroads before the era of super detail, ushered in by HO gauge in the 1960s.
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Lionel in the Summer $18.14 Summer is here, and Lionel makes a long list of things to do, from flying spaceships to building castles. But how will he find time for them all?In four entertaining stories, Lionel chooses his favorite thing on the list, stays awake for the Fourth of July fireworks, strikes it rich at his lemonade stand, and survives a family car trip. Full color. Author: Krensky, Stephen/ Natti, Susanna Series Title: EasyToRead: Level 3 (Pb) Binding Type: Prebound Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2000/06/01 Age Level: 06 09 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.40 inches |
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Lionel LIO29626 Case Closed Mint Car $109.62 Case Closed Mint car. This is a special edition collector car. It is filled with actual shredded court documents from the lionel bankrupcy hearings. This is a must have for any serious collector!. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel Pedal Train $286.99 Whooooo Whooooooo!!!!! We are pleased to introduce the first pedal train in Lionel Trains history. This pedal car is made of quality all-steel construction and features realistic locomotive sounds along (2 AA batteries) with a ringing chrome bell. |
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Lionel LIO29618 Hooker 3-Dome Tank Car $62.17 O gauge to match any Lionel train set or matched to Tradidional Locomotives the Hoooker three dome tank car includes operating couplers and die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel LIO29618 Hooker 3Dome Tank Car $76.97 O gauge to match any Lionel train set or matched to Tradidional Locomotives the Hoooker three dome tank car includes operating couplers and diecast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children s Item. |
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Lionel $29.99 Liv & Flo Lionel - Framed Art Print |
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Lionel LIO18464 Ballast Tamper $243.12 Here is a Lionel 18464 54 Ballast Tamper. It is part of the Postwar Celebration Series, the original 54 Ballast Tamper first handled Maintenance of Way duties on O gauge railroads of the 1950s and 1960s. This self-propelled unit cruises at normal speed to a trouble spot on your line. A track actuator triggers the unit slowing its speed while the six tampers pop up and down. A second track actuator halts the tamping action and restores the car to normal speed. The instruction manual is included. Overall condition is Like New +. |
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Lionel LIO36031 Troublesome Truck 2 $47.89 More friends from the Island of Sodor are available from Lionel! The Troublesome Trucks misbehave for the locomotives that pull them while the hopper and tank car work hard on the railroad. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel LIO36030 Troublesome Truck 1 $47.89 More friends from the Island of Sodor are available from Lionel! The Troublesome Trucks misbehave for the locomotives that pull them while the hopper and tank car work hard on the railroad. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel LIO87033 G Gauge 2010 Holiday Box Car $44.1 Compatible with Lionel battery operated G-Gauge sets only. Fixed knuckle couplers. Gauge: Large Scale/G Gauge. Length: 9-3/4". |
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Lionel LIO19575 Rea Refrigerator Car $56.12 Railway Express Agency Refrigerator Car. Include Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers and Opening doors. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children's Item. |
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Lionel Richie $6.49 Lionel Richie |
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Lionel LIO17129 9300 Wm 3-Bay Hopper with Coal $57.39 Here is a Lionel 17129 Western Maryland 3-Bay Hopper Car w/ Coal Load. This scale sized hopper features die cast trucks operating couplers and a simulated coal load. |
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Lionel LIO17129 9300 Wm 3Bay Hopper with Coal $71.06 Here is a Lionel 17129 Western Maryland 3Bay Hopper Car w/ Coal Load. This scale sized hopper features die cast trucks operating couplers and a simulated coal load. |
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Lionel LIO29267 1999 6464 Boxcar Assortment $137.21 Originally offered in the 1999 Lionel Heritage catalog, this 6464 box car assortment includes three classic names and deco schemes from the Lionel archives. The NYC Pacemaker and the MKT boxcars are from the famous "Girls Train" set of the 1950's. Each car is individually boxed and come packed in a master 6464 box set. Made in the USA. |
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Lionel LIO28425 Polar Express Elf Handcar $133.08 The elf hand car to go along with the Polar Express features a powerful maintenance free motor and traction tire. Look for the other Polar items as well. Powerful maintenancefree motor. Traction tires. Gauge: O Gauge. Minimum Curve: O27. Dimensions: 4 . Suitable for use with any Lionel Train Layout. |
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Lionel Messi $99.99 Lionel Messi - Wall Decal |
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Lionel Barrymore $7.99 Lionel Barrymore - Photo |
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Lionel Stander $7.99 Lionel Stander - Photo |
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Lionel Jeffries $7.99 Lionel Jeffries - Photo |
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Lionel Ritchie $7.99 Lionel Ritchie - Photo |
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Lionel LIO35130 Polar Express Disappearing Hobo Car $90.59 Add to the fun with this "disappearing hobo passenger car. Flip the cutout base tab to make the hobo appear or disappear. Interior lighting. Disappearing hobo feature on car roof. Gauge: Traditional O Gauge. Dimensions: Length: 12 . Minimum Curve: O27. |
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Lionel LIO36868 New Haven Barrel Ramp Car $42.22 New Haven Barrel Ramp Car. Operating couplers. Includes eight wood barrels. Gauge: Traditional O Gauge. Length: 11. RailLine: New Haven. |
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Lionel LIO39499 Alaska Oil Barrel Ramp Car $52.72 O-27 Barrel Ramp Car Alaska Oil. Qty OH: 1. Unit of Sale: Each. Made from the finest materials. Satisfaction ensured. |