I'm a Standard Gauge collector but this Lionel 400 Budd car passed through my hands a couple summers ago when a neighbor offered me his entire childhood O gauge collection. Almost everything he had was in the box and in excellent condition and had been stored that way for 40 years. The stuff was so nice I considered branching off into O gauge but decided it best to barter it off for more STD Gauge.
On a side note I knew a man named Bill Kelly from Warminster, PA who worked his entire career as a shop foreman at Budd. He was instrumental in designing the press brake operation that formed the long pleated roof and side panels. He was quite a character and a fun guy to listen to.
