What do I have here? Is it anything special?
I was trying to value this and realized the "BLT --- by Lionel" on the side looked strange. There is no build date.
How do I know how old this is? I have no box and bought it used over 10 years ago.
Thanks for any help
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The car was built '57-'60, '65-'66, & 68 in various shades of blue. Some had built dates, others did not (apparently more rare). There is no difference in value....
Yours is either a Type 2B 6464 -- or Type 3,4 (a little more valuable). The purplish car--which yours is not--is the most rare and valuable.
The trucks with the fast angle wheelsets and the 'thumbtack' uncoupler armature puts it in the modern era.
Larry
It is a modern era car. It has the spring loaded trucks I think its from 1998. No special value here, worth about 25.00.
Rob.
I would agree that the weight and "feel" of the car makes me think 1970's but I can't find a Lionel number for it anywhere?
It is a modern era car. It has the spring loaded trucks I think its from 1998. No special value here, worth about 25.00.
Rob.
Rob -
I have a 6-29211 B&M 6464-475 from 1998 (actually for sale on the forum right now) and this is not the same...many differences. This blue is slightly darker, the screw head is flat, the stamped lettering is different, is has no BLT date, the frame on the bottom has an indent, etc.
Had to get out my magifying glass and re-look at the 1998 pic. Your are right. My books only go to 2000. Maybe its after that?
Rob
I believe it is a Type IV body that Lionel started using in 1960. It appears to be version G. If it has sprung trucks someone probably changed them. Made either in 1960 or 1965-1968. The newer production bodies have all rows full of rivets.
Doug
To me it appears to be a post war car with the trucks changed out to MPC die cast....
Marty
I have a very nice post war car made in 1957 and it has a flat chassis with no holes. Maybe someone swapped out the whole chassis?
Rob
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