Lionel Scale Detailed Prewar Passenger Cars
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Lionel Scale Detailed Prewar Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 1630, 1631 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 2630, 2631 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 2640, 2641 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 2642, 2643 Passenger Cars
Lionel No. 2642, 2643 Passenger Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 2642 Pullman and No. 2643 Observation Passenger Cars were introduced in 1941 and were issued through 1942. The No. 2642 and No. 2643 were mid-size tinplate passenger cars and shared the same body with the No. 1630, No. 2630, and No. 2640 Series Passenger Cars all issued by Lionel following the Classic Period. These passenger cars were included as components of a number of mid-level cataloged passenger sets. These cars were later carried over by Lionel to the postwar period, with modifications to the body and the change to postwar trucks.
The No. 2642 and 2643 Passenger Cars measure 9 1/2-inches in length. The sides of the cars have a single metal insert, painted a contrasting color, to create the doors, window inserts, and identification of the car number and type. The cars have a clear or frosted celluloid strip in the windows. The cars were illuminated.
There are no variations of the No. 2642 and No. 2643 Passenger Cars.
Lionel No. 2642 and 2643 Passenger Cars
1. No. 2642, 2643 Passenger Cars in brown (1941-1942). The cars have a brown roof, brown “fish belly”, gray inserts, black journals, and late style operating box couplers. The No. 2643 Observation has a gray rear railing.
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