Atlas offering two Natty Boh Reefers!!!

Must be a Baltimore THANG! LOL!

Close but no cigar.  IT IS a Baltimore thing.

You would think by now Atlas would offer some new box car models to fill a void? I’m surprised they are is still hanging onto the dwindling O business.

Glad to see some people will be happy!

I'm going to order 10 sets of each and make a killing on the secondary market! Of course, that will be sure to guarantee they'll be blown out 6 months after the release and I'll lose much money!

-Greg

Great sales pitch Gilly. Hope to be able to see you at October York. Greg, I'll be glad totake a couple off your hands at an unbelievably low price when you reach that point.

In memory of Wes Unseld. Truly a great person associated with Baltimore. Loved to watch him play.

Gerry

National Bohemian was a strange label to me when I met my wife, her daycare mother was married to a line worker at the Natty Bo brewery off the beltway in Baltimore. When dating, we would stop by and that was what was in the fridge, as a West coaster used to Olympia, Rainier and Hamms, it took some getting used to.

We seldom visit Baltimore anymore with her family passed away or moved, but the brewery under another name when we pass by it on the way to bay bridge or BWI is strange. 

My collection has no billboard reefers, but eventually I would add them when my consists for tankers, boxcars and hoppers get completed. So much I want, and finite funds keep me watching and window shopping.

Greg,

Buy 6, sell 4 keep 2 for "free". Or, buy 6 sell 4 for 50% of purchase price and lose your shirt.

FWIW, as much as I would like to have all 4 cars offered, I am going to be happy to have 2.

@gmorlitz posted:

Great sales pitch Gilly. Hope to be able to see you at October York. Greg, I'll be glad totake a couple off your hands at an unbelievably low price when you reach that point.

In memory of Wes Unseld. Truly a great person associated with Baltimore. Loved to watch him play.

Gerry

It's almost as if he had a hand in the offering!   Gerry - if there was ever a person I'd gladly sell one to at a considerable loss it would be you my friend!

@Gilly@N&W posted:

Greg,

Buy 6, sell 4 keep 2 for "free". Or, buy 6 sell 4 for 50% of purchase price and lose your shirt.

FWIW, as much as I would like to have all 4 cars offered, I am going to be happy to have 2.

 

I'm in the same boat now that I have college to pay for - I'll just be ordering one myself and I'm happy with that.

-Greg

Just pre ordered the two Natty Boh reefers.  Not too crazy about the plug door on one of them but they will go well with my two original Natty Boh reefers.  Anyone remember this gang that received their original reefers at the Natty Boh brewery in Baltimore?

Sometimes things just sort of sail over my head.  In that vein, I really don't get the "Natty Bo" thing that exists here.

Ah well... even if you did try to explain it, I probably wouldn't understand it anyway!

Enjoy your Natty Bo reefers!

Andre

Since published ads have not been seen by me, l am not current on what ELSE has been offered in Atlas reefers?  Is somebody keeping a running list of Atlas (only) reefers.

The last Ambrose auction had groups of 10 Atlas woodside billboard reefers going for around $400 to 500 per 10, so around $40 to 50 each before shipping and buyers premium is added.

Thanks, Gilly. Missed it completely. Just placed my order, too!

@colorado hirailer posted:

Since published ads have not been seen by me, l am not current on what ELSE has been offered in Atlas reefers?  Is somebody keeping a running list of Atlas (only) reefers.

This list is has most of them except for the last few years:

https://www.toytrains1.com/atlas_reefers.htm

For the last few years just go to the Atlas O website.

-Greg

Ok, ordered 2 of each of the Natty Boh reefers!  

Ordered one of each myself 

I am considering ordering one or two. However, I have a feeling these cars won't appreciate like the earlier cars. Just my opinion and I certainly could be wrong. If I do order one it is because I like the car not about making money later.

I honestly don't think they'll appreciate either.   The big draw of the first run was the limited availability and unique way the process ran from inception to delivery.   It wasn't like Paul was a dealer doing a special run to make money.  Once folks in the hobby learned about the unique aspects interest took off but by that time the number of cars had already been set.

-Greg

@laming posted:

Sometimes things just sort of sail over my head.  In that vein, I really don't get the "Natty Bo" thing that exists here.

 

Andre

I've never understood this either. Maybe if you're from that part of the country it means something. I'd imagine these new offerings are going to have a significant negative impact on the ridiculous prices of the previous issue. Personally, I find other Atlas beer cars to be much more attractive - the Coors reefer, for example. But for those nuts about Natty, it's probably good news to see these cars.