I stumbled on the late great Mr Cash's commercial. I knew he was a huge Railfan..never knew he pitched Lionel.
Very Cool,,looks like a great train set with a lot of play value.
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electroliner: Very Cool thanks for finding and sharing!
There's also this one:
That's great but even better is this one from the same time period. I love that he just climbs up in the Southern Mikado and takes off.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNPUZixJA-s
I have the silver and black Lionel Boxcar they made to promote this TV Special.
There is also a boxcar that promoted the Trains and Truckin set that is in the commercial
I am really enjoying these other videos you folks found..Cash was one of a kind.
Just for the heck of it..the Orange Blossom Special. Oh yeh..
Originally Posted by John Korling:
There's also this one:
Lionel made the 9780 Johnny Cash boxcar (6464 style) in 1976. At one time, it was considered a "hot" car, I don't know how much interest the car draws today.
"Johnny Cash riding the rails" is on Netflix. I watched it recently for first time since I was a kid. Kind of sad as it was filmed in a time when it looked like RRs were circling the drain.
Big Cash fan, got to see him in concert when i was about 12 or so...
Thanks all for posting. I am a JOHNNY CASH fan. I may buy the car if I one.
Brent
Yep, I remember this commercial like it was yesterday, thanks for sharing.
I had the honor of being an escort officer for the "Man in Black" during his tour to perform for us (the troops) in Vietnam. I admired the man long before that, and I have loved him and his music ever since. At Long Binh he performed to the point of exhaustion. The men couldn't get enough of him, and he gave them his all.
I looked up the value of the Cash boxcar, It seems to be valued ( averaged ) at just over $200.00 The TCA article was really interesting.
Great videos. I loved his early stuff when he was at Sun Records.
quote:I looked up the value of the Cash boxcar, It seems to be valued ( averaged ) at just over $200.00 The TCA article was really interesting.
I peaked at Ebay, I see a few, including a couple with buy-it-nows around fifty dollars.
I think the Johnny Cash boxcar falls under the category of "modern era instant collectable". It's street price shot up immediately on release, and is now bringing a fraction of its high value.
No sour grapes here. I have one, and was excited to get it at the time. I would have to look up what I paid.
Originally Posted by BReece:
Thanks all for posting. I am a JOHNNY CASH fan. I may buy the car if I one.
Brent
Sometimes you have to put your money where your mouth is.
I am now the proud owner of a "Johnny Cash" car
Brent
Allan & Dave, I really enjoyed your reports of his entertainment tours for our troops.
I agree with CW's observations above; the Johnny Cash boxcar has typically been selling in the ballpark of 50 dollars, give or take, on eBay for a while.
John
After further searching I think that cost of 200.00 might be the top of the range of asking prices..and a good thing too.
Bruce
Originally Posted by electroliner:
John
After further searching I think that cost of 200.00 might be the top of the range of asking prices..and a good thing too.
Bruce
Even $200 is excessive, in my view, for a "top range" price nowadays for that otherwise run-of-the-mill boxcar. For it to be worth that now I would expect it to include a plaque with his lithographed signature.
Originally Posted by John Korling:
Originally Posted by electroliner:
John
After further searching I think that cost of 200.00 might be the top of the range of asking prices..and a good thing too.
Bruce
Even $200 is excessive, in my view, for a "top range" price nowadays for that otherwise run-of-the-mill boxcar. For it to be worth that now I would expect it to include a plaque with his lithographed signature.
I agree this averaged price was not on Ebay but on sites devoted to Cash collectibles.
