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Heres some TYCO on Ebay. Current bid is $19.50. Hope someone on here wins it because I'm certain that Midnight express is a prototype. That D&H 630 looks really nice as well. I was going to see if he would take $25 total for the D&H and Midnight Express if it ended with no bids, but two people bid on it. Could've sworn I saw someone on this forum with the D&H 630.
Another thing that leads me to believe it's a prototype is the fact that its riding on an athearn chassis. I know most prototype shells had no chassis. Or, you never know. He could've just installed a more reliable chassis and painted over the Midnight Express lettering.

Auction number 274078096724

Edited by - BlaxlandAlex3 on November 03 2019 5:09:48 PM
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Not me! Though that D&H is definitely droolworthy.
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This certainly is a cool lot. That D&H C630 is awesome...except it appears that it is missing a bar in the one window...it probably broke. :(

As far as the Midnight Special goes, the shell may very well be a prototype, although the chassis was probably added by a later owner. That's my guess.

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It could be that someone painted over the Midnight Express lettering to convert it to a Wabash scheme, which it basically is.

Hard to say unless someone gets it and eyeballs it.
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I thought the 630s didnt have the bars in the windows. Hmmm. I hope somebody gets it here. Anybody got money?
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quote:
It could be that someone painted over the Midnight Express lettering to convert it to a Wabash scheme, which it basically is.

Hard to say unless someone gets it and eyeballs it.

Originally posted by Crown Vic - November 03 2019 :  11:51:32 PM



Huh. Never noticed that!
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Turns out the D&H Loco is not custom. They only changed the number. Didn't know that.
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