ON THE WATERFRONT 2
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THERE’S A LOT OF SPACE IN THE SEA
- Continuing on from part one, the majority of Lionel’s (_ _ _ _ _ _ ) submarine cars were ( _ _ ),. The most common being the No. 3830 and the most scarce being the 6830. What makes the 6830 car different is that the ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) lacks the ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) mechanism of the 3830 and is the only sub with a different ( _ _ _ _ _) heat-stamped on the side.
- Slightly less rare, but about equal in value, is the No. 3330 Flatcar with Operating Submarine (_ _ ). Available for separate sale in 1960 and as a set component from 60 to 62, the value of these cars lies in an unassembled, unopened, ( _ _ _ _ ) submarine kit complete with the small container of ( _ _ _).
- But don’t confuse the Nos. 3330 car and 3330-100 (_ _ _ _ ) kit. The No. 3830 ( _ ) packaged with the flatcar came in the standard ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) box Lionel used at the time. Whereas the No. 3330-100 ( _ _ _ _ ) had a special box with a beautiful ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) of the sub ( _ _ _ _ ) on the front. And be wary of any sub with 3330 stamped on the hull. ( _ _ _ _ _)-made subs of the postwar era are numbered 3830 or 3860 only.
- In 1959 Lionel gave many a (_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ ) a peek at the magical twilight world of Captain ( _ _ ) when it introduced the No. 3435 Traveling ( _ _ _ _ _ _ ) car. The first Cinemascope sci-fi blockbuster, ( _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ ) (released in 1955), and Lionel’s acquisition of ( _ _ _ _) in 1959 gave decision make