A friend bought this in the late 1980s as a special car offered by the Virginia Train Collectors. He thinks it is supposed to be an example of the trolleys that ran in Richmond in the early 1900s, which was one of the earliest electric trolley systems. Apparently Bowser is still in operation but only produces HO now and no longer makes O gauge items. Brill per wikipedia appears to have had a corner on the electric bus/ trolley market for a number of years. Other than these few google hits, there is no information on models like this. Does anyone know if this is a common item or if there is information on the O gauge Bowser production? this thing is a mystery and any information is welcome. BTW it still runs!
