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Product Description
Production: 1961
History
The 6630 Missile Launcher car was produced for only a single year: 1961. While it never appeared in the regular Lionel consumer catalogue for 1961, it was displayed in one outfit in the 1961 Advanced Consumer Catalogued - set # 1125 - which had the lowly 1065 Texas Special Alco diesel as the selected locomotive for the set. However, in an effort to sell excess inventory, the 6630 was included in over 20 distributor sets between 1961 and 1963! The larger distributors included Sears, JC Penney, Firestone and Kroger as well as numerous smaller, local distributors throughout the country.
The 6630 is similar to the 6650 Missile Launcher car produced by Lionel between 1959 and 1963. While the flatcars are similar on each item, the missile launching mechanism is the exact same as is the rocket.
Features
Standard features of the 6630 include: unpainted black flatcar with white lettering, arch bar trucks with two non-operating couplers plus a brakestand and brakewheel.
The missile firing superstructure is always blue and black. Original missiles are a two-piece unit and usually found with a mixture of red and white components. All white missiles do occassionally surface and all red missiles are infrequent.
Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The 6630 Missile Launcher was never offered for separate sale and an individual box does not exist for this item. The 6630 is a hard item to find because of its limited distribution between 1961 and 1963.
The length of this flatcar is approximately 11 1/4" long (coupler to coupler).
Only Known Variation - Shown in first photo above - All 6630's are unpainted black flatcars with a blue and black superstructure. Missiles are usually a combination of red and white.
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