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Hello guys and gals....

 

Where can i buy preproduction autos for the lionel 6414 auto loader car other than the postwar colors ?

I am looking for colors like green or blue or brown etc.  I seen them on Ebay but dont want to deal with them. Is there a parts suppler that sells them?  I need 2 autos complete withe bumpers, tires windows.

 

the woman who loves the S.F.5011,623

Tiffany

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Reproduction automobiles were made in some of the less common colors such as brown in the early 1990's. At the time, at least some of the parts dealers were selling them at a reasonable price, around $25 for a set of four.

More recently, folks seem to be listing all sorts of unusual colored cars on Ebay at crazy prices, claiming that they were done by Madison Hardware.
Let's just say that I have my doubts.
You might find some of the older, less common colored reproduction cars in the stock of a well established parts dealer.

A little FYI about the replacement cars for the auto loader, they are not the same size as the original post war cars, they are approximately an eighth of an inch shorter or longer, so you will see the difference right away when placed next to a postwar car. And may have made in China on the bottom, or Lionel Corp. Mt Clemens Mich. USA.

The original cars have made in NY stamped on the bottom.

The reason I mention this, is because I tried to sell an auto loader to a collector and he showed me the differences.

 

Lee Fritz

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