#2033 – Handcar – 1956-59
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.
An invertedu-shaped steel pin (not shown) coupled the cars together.
Note the absence of the guide rollers featured on the first version Yardbird.
#2025 – Flatcar – 1956-59
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.