Product Overview
Condition: 8 Original Box: 7 Year: 1948
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Now available for sale is a beautiful, early version of the 6456 black hopper from 1948. This hopper has the correct early staple-end trucks, vibrant exterior colors plus clean and complete side lettering and graphics. Additionally, the body is complete, not damaged nor chipped plus the trucks and base plate are clean and free of rust and oxidation. Below is a summary of the freight car:
- "NEW 1-48"
- "Built 1-48"
- Metal corner steps at the 4 corners
- Staple-end trucks
- Brake wheel
- Black with White Heat-stamped Lettering
- Late coil couplers
- Phillips head screws hold truck plates to body
Lastly, the box is in decent condition and better than most these days. The box is the correct Three Cities box from 1948 and has both end and tuck flaps, all four interior flaps and one of the two coupler flaps.
