I have a set of lionel 'blue comet "cars (bought them used on ebay the interior lighting works on all of them but the last one with the "strawberry patch" on it. I checked all the contact points to wheels,rails etc. How do I get to the bulb inside the car I believe they are a newer style car and I can't see how to take the body off is my main problem thanks Rick S
If you are talking about the MPC era cars, there is a trick to this as the windows and roof are one piece.
The secret to getting these apart without tools is to squeeze the windows in from the bottom or sides instead of trying to reach over the top... hold the car in front of you with the side windows facing to your left & right between your hands.
Press in on the "notched" rear windows with both index fingers using a pushing up motion at the same time to "unlock" the raised tabs from the windows. Switch to the front windows(turn the car around) and do the same. Repeat on back windows again... usually by this time you have opened up the roof enough to get a grip on the roof panel and raise it straight up & out of the car.
Don't mar the finish by using wedges or screwdrivers to pry the roof up or the window frames out - it just isn't necessary and it's too easy to take a chip out of the roof, break a window strut, or crack the shell.
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