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 Posted - March 31 2025 : 7:11:46 PM
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I recently came across 2 western auto boxcars at a train shop recently and picked up both of them. I know these cars are uncommon but one sold for 80 dollars on eBay recently and I'm wondering why that is and what sets these cars couldve been used in. Thanks for any info. (Both are in Mantua boxes, but I can't figure out how to add pictures)
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Posted - March 31 2025 : 7:45:50 PM
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For the boxcars, is the railroad "Western Auto" or is it an auto boxcar? Are they actually Mantua cars?
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Posted - March 31 2025 : 7:57:06 PM
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Posted - March 31 2025 : 7:58:16 PM
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| To my understanding they mightve been sold in both Mantua and Tyco boxes at the time, i don't know how they got in both though
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Posted - April 02 2025 : 06:09:34 AM
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quote:For the boxcars, is the railroad "Western Auto" or is it an auto boxcar? Are they actually Mantua cars?
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Originally posted by Yellow_TankCar - March 31 2025 : 7:45:50 PM
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Western Auto was a chain of auto parts stores, similar to Auto Zone or NAPA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Auto
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Posted - April 05 2025 : 9:18:12 PM
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| The Western Auto in my hometown years ago had a model train section in it. I suspect that nostalgia for our earliest haunts for trains drives the price and collectability of these cars. I bought one specifically for that reason.
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Posted - April 07 2025 : 5:17:47 PM
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| Quick update: there are stamped dates on the inside of the box, i don't know if that's on ever single one though. Both say April 23rd, 1980 with 288 written in pen on the inside flap
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Posted - April 07 2025 : 10:40:03 PM
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Check out this link for more details:
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=164
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