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Location: Lower Mainland BC | 59 explorer - 2017-08-25 7:19 PM Original one was red/beige Lionel item 68 circa 1958-1961
Reproduced in red/beige and also light blue/beige about 10 years ago All versions show up on eBay
So I am learning:
"Lionel's original Inspection Car debuted in 1958, decorated in red and cream. Planning to produce another version, Lionel experimented with this baby blue color, very similar to the hue used on the Girl's set caboose. When sales of the original red model did not meet expectations, the blue prototypes faded away into history - until now! You'll want to own this great companion piece to our recently-produced red model from 1999."
REFERENCE: http://www.lionel.com/products/archive-collection-blue-inspection-c...
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