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 Posted - October 02 2010 : 12:37:25 PM
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Picked up a maxwell house car the other other day but the top ring so to speak is black not orange like I have always seen.... Is either one more common than the other?? paid $5 for it excellent paint, no box....
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Posted - October 02 2010 : 2:38:48 PM
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What I believe you have there is one that has been modified. Either someone has painted the piece black or have changed the piece with one from another hopper.... I don't think Tyco ever used any black ones on their Maxwell House hoppers....
Walt
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Edited by - walt on October 02 2010 2:41:23 PM
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Posted - October 05 2010 : 6:11:36 PM
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Thanks Walt, It has not been painted but maybe replaced from a different car....never thought about that one.... Thanks again
Mike
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Posted - October 05 2010 : 8:06:01 PM
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You're welcome, Mike
I had two Tyco Covered hoppers in the mid 70s, the Maxwell was one and the Old Dutch. I have always thought the Maxwell hopper was Tyco's best !
I now have atleast one of all of Tyco's covered hoppers...
Walt
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Posted - October 06 2010 : 10:27:37 AM
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None of the Tyco Centerflow hoppers had black running boards. If yours is black molded plastic, it may in fact be unique.
Numerous Kader (AHM/Bachmann) - and probably Athearn - centerflows had black running boards, but I don't think these will swap securely with Tyco's. They may "fit" but not "snap" in place. Been a while since I tried this, but I know Tyco's tooling is very different, and the boards themselves are actually just a tad longer on the Tyco car.
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