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This is a Lionel 6407 VIntage O Flatcar w/ Large Rocket - Rare from 1963. This is the exceptionally difficult to find postwar flatcar with the large rocket from 1963 only. The rocket features a removable nose cone with a pencil sharpener! This flatcar features a removable rocket, plastic trucks, operating knuckle couplers, metal wheels and axles. The missile load that accompanies this car was manufactured by Sterling Plastics, which had developed it as a pencil case as a part of its normal product line. The standard Sterling pencil case did include a pencil sharpener in the base of the capsule. According to different sources, the Lionel missiles were not supposed to include a sharpener. However, according to one source Sterling did send some rockets to Lionel that included sharpeners.
This item has been graded per TCA standards C-6: Very Good based on visual appearance. This version of the rocket features a pencil sharpener in the base of the blue capsule. One of the wheel-sets is loose and will fall off of the trucks easily. This car shows scratches and paint loss throughout various sections of the shell and chassis. This car shows rust on the chassis and trucks. The instruction manual is not included. The original box is included. Please check the photos for a detailed look at this item. Overall condition is Very Good.
Condition: Very Good (C-6) Operational Status:Not Applicable Original Box: Yes (P-4)
Manufacturer: Lionel Model Number: 6407 Years Manufactured: 1963 - 1963 Road Name: Lionel
Scale/Era: O Postwar Model Type: Freight Cars
The Trainz SKU for this item is 6396141.
Trainz Product Id: 11401374
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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