I really enjoyed doing the the three part series in OGR about the 6464 replica series. Turns out in the end that Lionel made 31 different box cars. The last one was the only singleton they marketed.
I bought mine originally because I could not afford the originals, but as I was researching the series I gained more and more respect for the advances in decorating techniques they displayed. I also had less and less respect for the product planners who thought a particular deco scheme for a 6464 box car was " close enough" to the original to produce. I understand there were certain financial constraints in producing the series, but some of the decoration choices were questionable at best.
One thing I liked without reservation were the sprung trucks on the modern replicas, they ran much more smoothly than the originals.
As far as collector value is concerned, these 31 boxcars are worth keeping in my opinion.
Ed Boyle
