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PW-3820 Serial #: 18060LNOB
3820 U.S.M.C. OPERATING SUBMARINE CAR
| The #3820 U.S.M.C. car is extremely scarce. The Doyle reference guide rates it as a rarity of 6 on a scale of 1 to 8Five wheels on this one show no sign of running and it might be Mint (never run)Although Lionel sometimes reused wheels, we choose to grade this one as Like New (C8)Produced from 1960 until 1962 expressly for inclusion in the "Land-Sea-and-Air" gift pack in 1960, and later sets 1810 and 13028The factory assenbled grey submarine is labeled "U.S. NAVY 3830" and is correct for this car and is an originalBe aware that forgeries stamped "U.S.M.C. 3820" also existNo box was ever made - in set 13028 it was shipped in a re-labeled 3830 component box, the other sets had open trays and no individual rolling stock boxes were includedThis one came to us in a 6844 missile carrer box with number "6844" inked out and with the number "3820" and $5.97 price handwritten on both ends. DNS. |
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