Lionel 6401-25 w/Payton Military Jeep & Cannon..... original ?

According to my copy of Greenberg’s Guide to Lionel Trains (volume 1), the 6401 was an inexpensive “General” flatcar, without truss rods, and without a load. Perhaps a later edition refined that.

Yes  .. at first thats all I saw..

Seems latter on  the tank car got mentioned in  the military book  explaining the true  color . so far I saw two web sites that showed the lighter green payton loads with shorter  stacks on the cannon . I know Lionel made them for the 60's Sears cheap sets and probably   ordered them from payton  and had a special color they bought them for.

But I'm beginning to wonder how many sets where actually made with this load  .....and how hard it will be to find one...

I know it was in Sears sets ( in the 60's) but at this point Im wondering how many where made  from payton in the color lionel bought them for..d

Wow! I just saw a couple on the bay, and I’m amazed at the asking prices! Live and learn....