Lionel pw-6464-500mpc yell.

6464-500 TIMKEN PAINTED YELLOW

 

  • In 1970, then Lionel Service Station dealer Glen Uhl of Akron, Ohio, in an effort to get his customers' more, approached Lionel/MPC and placed an order for the Timken boxcar. It seems Lionel/MPC had some decals left over from their move from New Jersey.
  • Timken Roller Bearings had their main office in Canton, Ohio and the real Timken car was orange.
  • There was very little out there in the marketplace at that time and boxcars were in heavy demand.
  • There was a total short run of 1,946 cars made, of which there are regular 4 variations and one a few made as a personal favor as follows:
  • 1)Yellow car, yellow doors, metal door guides, m etal trucks and blank numberboards . 516 made.
  • 2)Orange car, orange doors, metal door guides' m etal trucks and blank numberboards. 600 made.
  • 3)Orange car, orange doors, metal door guides and Timken plastic trucks, with Type VI body mold and blank numberboards. 600 made.
  • 4)Orange car, orange doors, metal door guides and Timken plastic trucks with Type VII body mold. 230 made. The last 50 had "9200" on the numberboards.
  • 5)Green car, green doors, metal door guides with white/gold/red heat-stamped lettering None had the white stripe as the Postwar ones did, and all had black lettering. Built date on car reads "BLT 1-71".
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