RE: Source for Eckos? (Was: (erielack) Autoracks (was Mahwah con sists))

["Gripp, William [NCSUS]" <WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM>]

I have a couple of yECKs I picked up at hobby store closings so know what to
expect.  Even so, for a '64 Dart I'd be willing to settle.

BTW, back in 1988 when I visited Cajon Pass for the first time, there was a
'64 half sunk in the silt of the creek at the bottom of the pass (San
Andreas fault).  Sorry I ignored that and didn't get a photo.


- -----Original Message-----
From: Bill K. [mailto:pontiac_@_dreamscape.com]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:36 AM
To: Gripp, William [NCSUS]; ErieLack Digest
Subject: Re: Source for Eckos? (Was: (erielack) Autoracks (was Mahwah
consists))


A shop that has Walthers as a distributor, or Walthers themselves, would
probably work -

It may help if you wear glasses, not to wear them when you look at these :o)


Bill K.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gripp, William [NCSUS]" <WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM>
To: "'Bill K.'" <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>; "James Harr"
<bnchmark_@_eclipse.net>; "ErieLack Digest"
<erielack-digest_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 12:01 AM
Subject: Source for Eckos? (Was: (erielack) Autoracks (was Mahwah consists))


> Anyone know a good source for these?  My mother's first car (the one I
> learned to drive in) was a Blue 1964 Dodge Dart (Dodge 50th Aniversay)
with
> push button auto tranny.  Would LOVE to get a few of those!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill K. [mailto:pontiac_@_dreamscape.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 5:15 PM
> To: James Harr; ErieLack Digest
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Autoracks (was Mahwah consists)
>
>
> Diework on these dates back to when these cars were new (!) though a
couple
> made back then didn't make it through to today.  They're very crude by
most
> standards, some of them oversize (the originals even are marked 1/86th
scale
> on the base).  The Dodge Dart is about the newest, a '64, the others range
> from '58 (DeSoto) through '65.  At one point I'd heard Eko quit, so I'm
not
> sure what the availability is on these.
>
> I noted the years of these below; those marked with a * are oversize -
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Harr" <bnchmark_@_eclipse.net>
> To: "ErieLack Digest" <erielack-digest_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:11 AM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Autoracks (was Mahwah consists)
>
>
> > Listfolk;
>
> > There are Ford Falcon (60-61)*, Comet (a Mercury, 61-62), Zephyr
> (European), Thunderbird (58-60)*, "Consul (European)", "Anglia" (Euro, but
I
> did see one in a US junkyard), Dodge
> > Dart (64-65), DeSoto (58), Plymouth Suburban Wagon (59), Chevy El Camino
> (60), Lincoln Continental (need to see this one),
> > Studebaker Hawk (64)*, [There also should be a '60-'62 Studebaker Lark*]
> and lots of foreign cars. They are imported froim Spain, so
> > some of the names may be European names for what are in fact domestic
> > cars...
> >
> Also there is a Willys Jeepster wagon that's good for '49 through '62, but
> it too is oversize.  Some of their military trucks are US prototypes too,
> but I haven't seen them to see how they fare..I wouldn't be surprised if
> these too are the same as if you pick up a 1960's era AHM box and read the
> listings for the "MiniTanks" and so forth, as they imported these for a
> while.
>
>
> Probably getting away from EL-specific topics here, but if anyone knows
more
> about liscensing or making dies and wants to discuss my previous idea
please
> write me off list.  Maybe it would be worthwhile to put together a decent
> presentation and lobby some model manufacturers with it.
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>

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