Lionel Restoration services

It is a 2332 single motor Lionel GG1

Lenny Caperelli does excellent restorations. If you go to York he is in the orange hall. He also has a web site.

Lenny has done work for me as well well and he stands behind it. Any issues will be resolved and the finished product is great.

I have had several GG1 loco's done by Lenny.....sent him a basket case 2332...came back factory new...

Thanks for the information. I had a feeling the number was wrong. What is the website for this restored?

http://www.llmodeltrain.com/

Unless this piece has some special meaning to you I am afraid I do not see the point.  It is one motor and would barely pull itself around the track, with Madison cars forget it.  For about a third of what I expect the restoration cost to be you can pick up a two motor unit with traction tires.

Not everything should be saved.

Bill DeBrooke posted:

Unless this piece has some special meaning to you I am afraid I do not see the point.  It is one motor and would barely pull itself around the track, with Madison cars forget it.  For about a third of what I expect the restoration cost to be you can pick up a two motor unit with traction tires.

Not everything should be saved.

This is a tough decision we all face at some point. I would put it like this: If you do not have the skills to do the restoration and have to pay someone to do it, recognize that not all pieces are worth the cost of the restore. If you are not emotionaly attached to the train it may be smarter to sell it for whatever you can get for it and buy one that is original or already restored. Your GG1 falls into that category.

 Attempt it yourself. I'm sure it would make a great learning project .

There are many similar GG1s available today - Williams, K-Line, MTH as well as older Lionels. You can probably pick one up for as low as $100 that will be much better.

Lenny J posted:

Lenny Caperelli does excellent restorations. If you go to York he is in the orange hall. He also has a web site.

The name is Len Carparelli. Be careful when spelling people’s names, especially those doing business.

Here’s the work email: lionellennyrestoration@gmail.com

c.sam posted:

There are many similar GG1s available today - Williams, K-Line, MTH as well as older Lionels. You can probably pick one up for as low as $100 that will be much better.

What C.Sam said.

The ones with can motors and traction tires will run better and pull more cars than this old beater ever did.

DITTO.