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There was nothing special about the engines that Ryan was selling on ebay.  They were not engines that had become part of the MTH historical process.  Engineering samples/prototypes are another story.  If you had the opportunity to acquire Lionel prototypes back in the day I am pretty sure most would take all they could get their hands on.  I am also pretty sure that they would not have been used for repaints, etc.

It is not about what they may or may not be worth at some distant point in the future.  At 78 I don't bother looking that far.  MTH has been the most important player in the O Gauge market in the last 30 years.  Their contribution to the breath of engine production in steam, diesel and electric is unmatched.  So when the opportunity to purchase pieces that contributed to that process arose I got all I could.  If I can I will buy more.

Rejected pieces, working samples, photo samples are all part of the process that gave us things we could have never imagined when running our 671s, 2046s and berks around the track as kids.IMG_9909.1IMG_9908.1IMG_9910.1IMG_9911.1IMG_9912.1IMG_9913.1IMG_9915.1IMG_9916.1

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