Corgi Vintage Bus Lines US55033
St.Louis Car Company PCC Streetcar Diecast Model
MUNI, San Francisco, CA | Limited Edition
1380
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| 1:50 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| St.Louis Car Company PCC Streetcar | | 11" | | 1.5" |
Car 1038 was one of 25 PCC cars (1016 through 1040) built for the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) in 1951-1952 on order 1652 by Saint Louis Car Company. MUNI originally had proposed a car of their own design more suitable to their needs but Saint Louis Car Company wanted to exit the streetcar business and responded with their stock 1945 PCC design in the 108" width. These cars used Westinghouse electrical gear and were the last PCC cars built in the United States. Car 1038 was one of only two cars given this Landor paint scheme, the other being car 1040. No other streetcars would be built in the United States until the Boeing Light Rail Vehicles in the 1970s. Car 1040, the very last car, is still operational in San Francisco.
Designed to fulfill a need for a streetcar that could compete with cars and buses, the Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) Streetcar was first built in 1936. The PCC was a gathering of the Presidents of United States electric street railways, who collected research to be used in the production of a high-performance streetcar. The resulting design was efficient, comfortable and had advanced features such as noise reduction, magnetic braking and resilient wheels. The PCC streetcar was so successful that it was exported to other nations (St. Petersburg, Russia had a fleet of more than 2,000) and many are still in service today with museums and heritage railways. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Corgi's 1:50 scale PCC Streetcar has a chassis that is constructed entirely of diecast metal. When held to the light, a fully rendered passenger cabin and conductor station can be viewed through the multitude of individual transparent windows. The front of the car features a pad-printed route/destination, separately applied wipers, transparent headlight and bumper. The pole on the top of the car rotates and pivots and can be raised or lowered for display. On the underside are two pairs of pivoting axels with rotating metal track wheels and simulated wooden racks and bumpers.
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The Corgi "Vintage Bus Lines" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of mass-transit vehicles.
Corgi "Vintage Bus Lines" diecast vehicles feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Detailed rotating wheels with rubber tires.
- Realistic panel lines and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
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