ULTRA RARE 1 Of 5 AMERICAN FLYER 3210 FACTORY CADMIUM PLATED O GAUGE TANK CARS
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:20548736 | Vintage (Y/N): Yes |
Brand: American Flyer | Year: 1935 |
Grading: C-6 Very Good |
A RECENT PURCHASE BY ME FROM LONG TIME COLLECTOR AND FRIEND ED PRENDEVILLE.
ALL ORIGINAL AS FOUND ONE OF THE FIVE AMERICAN FLYER FACTORY CADMIUM PLATED 3210 TANK CARS. PLATED 1935 EITHER AS TEST SHOTS OR BY SPECIAL REQUEST. PAGE 214 OF LOUIS HERTZ BOOK COLLECTING MODEL TRAINS DESCRIBES THE 5 FACTORY CADMIUM PLATED 3210 TANK CARS.
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE... OWNED HERTZ'S ORIGINAL FACTORY CHROME PLATED 265E AND TENDER ALONG WITH THE FACTORY CHROME PLATED LIONEL 150 AND 152 LOCO'S WHICH HE ALSO DESCRIBES ELSEWHERE IN HIS BOOK.......
THIS PLATED 3210 CAME TO ME AS FOUND, DUSTY, DIRTY, NEVER CLEANED OR POLISHED. IT UNDERWENT A COLD WATER WASH TO REMOVE YEARS OF DUST AND GRIME.
IF YOU KNOW THE AMERICAN FLYER CADMIUM PLATED 3110 AEOLUS CARS YOU WILL SEE THE SAME FROSTY GREEN CADMIUM CORROSION AND SURFACE WEAR FOUND ON MOST OF THE AMERICAN FLYER CADMIUM AEOLUS SETS.
THE OVERALL ORIGINAL UN-TOUCHED CONDITION IS AS SHOWN. I BELIEVE ONE OTHER BOXED CAD PLATED 3210 TANK CAR SURFACED AND WAS OFFERED AT A RECENT AUCTION.
IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS ULTRA RARE AF 3210 PLATED TANK CAR AND FEEL IT WILL BE WORTHY IN YOU COLLECTION PLEASE BID OR MAKE AN OFFER. IF YOU FEEL THE CONDITION IS LESS THAN YOU CARE TO PUT INTO YOUR COLLECTION, WAIT FOR ANOTHER TO COME ALONG...GOOD LUCK.
YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FINE ANOTHER ORIGINAL CAD PLATED 3210.
BUYER TO PAY SECURED INSURED SHIPPING.
PETE SEMETIS TCA 75 7361