Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
BTW, Laidoffsick,curious as to what are all those holes in the white base of the car are for?
LOS can confirm but that looks to me like an aluminum body shell and car interior base from either a K-Line car or a Lionel car produced from K-Line tooling. I've learned from taking apart some of these recently that the interior bases were standard across a number of different car types and produced pre-drilled for a variety of different seating arrangements to be attached to them. In some cars (coaches for example) the holes are mainly covered by the seating. In others, however, such as observation and parlor cars they are all too visible even with the seating in place.
Here's a photo of the interior base from a Lionel 21" Texas Special observation car I am working on, which was produced using K-Line tooling/parts. The white dots are where I filled the visible holes before devising a means to put a floor covering over them. Without it you can clearly see the holes inside the car through the windows.
This project has a ways to go before it's done. Watch this space; I have big plans for the bar area!