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Reply to "American Flyer Frontiersman Set Box Question"

Thanks guys. I'm still not sure what makes sense. Mark is correct that the Tufts book only indicates that the 1960 version of 20550 set had 2 cars, but this does not seem right. Both the 23099 and the 20550 set were cataloged with 3 cars in 1960 and the catalog specifically indicates that the 20550 included track and a transformer. It's curious that in all my years of collecting I don't remember seeing a 3-car 23099 set or a 20550 as cataloged. Gandy's picture of a 3 car set is interesting, and I noticed that an eBay vendor offers a similar 3-car "repro" insert with the 3rd car where the track would normally go. Still, I wonder why such a set would still have a transformer. Whatever the case, either the Tufts book is in error, the Deger/Greenberg book is in error, or the set was never offered as cataloged.

 

No wonder we Flyer collectors often seem confused!

 

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