NICE LIONEL OPERATING GANG CAR #50 With right Side Mounted Horn

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I am not a Lionel expert and have described everything as accurately as possible without resorting to saying I have no track or transformer. From the chart below it would appear its manufacture is sometime between 1955-1959. Car is in excellent mechanical shape, runs like a top forwards and backwards, all three men are present and the third man turns a full 180 degrees upon direction change as it should. This could use a good cleaning, I gave it a minor cleaning on the contacts and brushes with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol. Now for the flaws, there is a crack in the hood, which is visible in the pics (top down gives clearest shot), the horn has what I can best describe as a nic in it and the decorative stack next to the horn also has a small nic. More info from History The 50 Gang car is a unique item created by Lionel. It is a small and inexpensive self-motorized unit creating plenty of action on a layout. With the Gang Car being sales success -- along with its ability to operate as an independant unit -- Lionel soon introduced several other self-motorized units into their consumer line. Products such as the 60 Trolley; 65 Handcar and 68 Executive Inspection Car are just a few examples where the small, self-motorized theme was used on other Lionel trains.The 50 Gang Car is a reliable and durable item. With only general maintenance, read more

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