You are looking at a very cool item put out by Pride Lines in O GAUGE in the 1980s.
This is the Peter Rabbit Chick-Mobile handcar put out way back in the 1980s. It is a modern reproduction of the very hard to find Lionel #1103 Peter Rabbit Chickmobile handcar which was uncatalogued from 1935-37. It was made in much less quantity than the Disney handcars Lionel catalogued those same years.
While the original was a clockwork--or wind-up--model, Pride Lines made this one an electric version to run with your standard Lionel transformer. This replica is so well made, that even the BOX is a replica of the original #1107 box!
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Peter Rabbit, and the 50th Anniversary of the handcar, the Train Collectors Association contracted Pride Lines to produce thios car in 1985. It is the second handcar TCA had sponsored through Pride Lines. The box has a special TCA stickers on it, and the instructions bear the TCA logo.
Interesting: Many of these have a prominent clear TCA sticker on the handcar itself. This one does not.
The item comes with a circle of 027 track and a lock on as well as a special letter/instructions with the TCA logo.
FEATURES:
- Classic Prewar style
- Operating electric handcar
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O Gauge
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Peter Rabbit
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Exact replica of the prewar #1103 from 1935-37
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Replica prewar BOX
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Circle of 027 track
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Lock on
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TCA letter/instructions
THIS unit was made by Pride Lines in low numbers in the 1985. Make sure you have yours!
CONDITION: C-7+ looks nice. Some may call C-8. Tested and running. Cosmetically looks like new. Pick up on bottom shows some track time. Track and lock on appear new. The handcar does not have a TCA sticker on it as most do. Letter/instructions have been folded. ALL is pictured and pictures are part of the description.