Three Prewar Manhattan Cars. The 2623 Cars were made for one year only in 1941 and were the predecessor too the far more common and much in demand post war Madison Cars. The cars came numbered as 2623 Manhattan and 2623 Irvington and were cataloged in three premium sets. They came with 225E, 226E and of course the 763E locomotives. These cars are painted Tuscan Red over Bakelite body with heat stamped lettering. And have 6 wheel trucks and type III box couplers. 2623 Manhattan Passenger Car with rough box. The condition of the 1. 2623 Manhattan Car is VG Condition. All original steps in place. Oxidation on the vestibule casting and metal. The 2623 Irvington Scarce! Is in Fair- good condition. Has two intact steps, one repaired and is missing one step. There is paint lost on the Bakelite (common problem on these cars) as shown in. There is oxidation on the metal vestibule ends and on the wheels. The IRVINGTON car is very scarce as it was known to come in only one of the three sets available. The second 2623 Manhattan is in poor shape. Only one step remains, a couple assembly is missing and there is paint loss on the roof from a scratch. The coupler assembly can be found from time to time online and trucks are commonly available. But you can run the entire set with the rear coupler missing of course. The paint matches on all three of these cars very close. They came out of the same set from an estate. Unfortunately, all the trains in this estate were subject to. Wet basement for years. The 2623 Manhattan/Irvington Passenger Cars are among the most sought after and in demand prewar passenger cars. Getting a set, even in this condition is a feather in a pre-war collection. I have not tried to remove any of the visible oxidation but have found that with some mild cleaning this zinc oxidation can sometimes be removed. I have many other pictures available if you are interested. All of my items are subject to prior sale without notice at shows and other online venues. Grading is based on appearance only per the TCA guidelines. 30 Year TCA member. The item “Three Lionel 2623 Pre-War Passenger Cars Manhattan Irvington” is in sale since Sunday, January 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\O Scale\Other O Scale”. The seller is “seawolf21″ and is located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Type: Passenger Car
- Year: 1941
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Brand: Lionel