Dec 2002 - Lionel Collectors Club of America

flat car with two pedal cars plus seed sacks to see that a lot ofthought and imagination went into this whimsical joy. Onlyone thousand 6-17572 of these cars were made. Sadly, twohundred set owners will not be able to claim title to this mustown flat car because fewer cars were made than sets as wellas the fact that it’s one smart looking Lionel toy. I can easilysee this car reaching a collectors’ high of $350.00. Now thatthe Pioneer Seed Company is owned by Dupont, I would notbe surprised to see the value of our flat car climb even higher,thanks in part to the demand from Dupont employees. ThePioneer Seed flat will be a hard act to follow, but I think thecreative genius at Pioneer Seed who gave us this very uniqueuncataloged Lionel car is up to the task.Lionel Licensee AlertI’ve made a lot of mistakes in our hobby, one of whichwas selling any of my made in the U.S.A. Lionel. Can youbelieve I even sold a few of mySD-40s? To quote Mr. F3,Steve Witherspoon, RM25808, “Dennis, what wereyou thinking?” One mistake Idid avoid making was notcollecting the series of LionelTrucks produced by TaylorMade Trucks. If you want highquality and collector value foryour Lionel dollars, look nofurther than number seven inthe series, a flatbed tractor-trailer carrying a non-powereddiesel engine. Just one look at this breathtaking rig and youcan see this toy is loaded with 1950’s hid play value. The rigcomes in Lionel’s oh so beautiful corporate orange and blue.Lionel’s historic New York City address is painted on the cabdoors and the toolbox mounted under the trailer has a ZWtransformer and Lionel hook-up wire painted on its door. Eachof the rigs four mud flaps has the Lionel circle “L” logo inthree colors. Special Lionel tags on both the tractor and trailergive our rig that finished look. Like its older brothers, this righas operating lights and sounds. When you get your truck, besure to check out the battery cover for your unique serialnumber. Imbedded in the trailer are three powered O27 trackrails. When the truck lights are switch on, our diesel enginealso lights up. Is that cool or what?12The Lion Roars December, 2002