Re: PC: PC Freightcar Award

[Jerry Jordak <jer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lon Godshall wrote:
 
> About 2-3 years ago, I was at a gun show at Valley Forge, PA and while I
> was checking out the latest in firearms technology, I came across a gold
> O scale boxcar on a wood display w/ this engraving:  "Golden Freightcar
> Award 197x Penn Central RR"
> I don't remember the year, but it somehow found it's way into a gun
> dealer's hands. He had it priced at $300-350 dollars. I thought that a
> bit steep atthe time, so I passed it up. I should'a grabbed it.
> 
> Does anyone know anything about this piece? The year PC won the award?
> Then again, it looked easy to fake it. It was a simple item.

Take a look at the cover of the August 1973 PC POST from the PC web
site and see if this looks familiar:

http://prozac.cwru.edu/jer/pc/docs/pcpost0873.jpg

Later,
-Jer

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