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| Yardbird - Version 1 |
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| Super Yardbird |
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| #2033 - Handcar - 1956-59 |
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| In its second year, the hand-car was shortened to 27.75" and the lead wheels were reduced in diameter. Also, the color was now a two-tone blue with red handles. It sold for $22.95. If ordered with 8 sections of track it was listed as #2024 and cost $39.95. This car (except tower) was restored by me. |
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| An inverted u-shaped steel pin (not shown) coupled the cars together. |
Note the absence of the guide rollers featured on the first version Yardbird. |
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| #2025 - Flatcar - 1956-59 |
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| The Flat Car (formerly called the Trailing Car) was also shortened to 27.75". The number of side hand-holds was reduced to two. All of these changes were obviously designed to reduce the toy's weight - and make cranking easier! A wooden framework was available to convert the flat car into a gondola. |
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