Lindberg trucks came out about 1962. Larry
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From: William Barber
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 8:54 AM
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Bev-Bel Blackhawk Car?
Charlie,
You might want to add Varney to the short list of Athearn competitors. Their
models were available up to about 1970, even though Gordan Varney sold the
line to Life Like in 1960 and passed away in 1965. When I first got into HO
model railroading in the early to mid 1950’s, the major manufacturers
included Varney, John English (one of my first locomotives was a John
English pacific) Bowser, Penn Line, Athearn, Walthers and as I recall, Main
Line Models. My dad purchased some HO equipment prior to WWII. He had an AC
Gilbert HO NYC Hudson and a Walthers gas-electric which he modeled after one
he rode on the CB&Q RR and several freight cars. By the end of the war, the
white metal that the Hudson was made from disintegrated, but the
gas-electric is still around, but not running. While I still have some HO,
my interests evolved toward O scale some years ago. While we are
reminiscing, does anyone remember when the Lindberg freight trucks became
available? Compared to other trucks available at the time, they were very
free rolling. I have about 50 pair in original boxes that have never been
used!
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
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