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earl

March 09, 2006 09:20AM

when these cars were "rebuilt" they were completely dismantled. Essentially only the number remained. New timber was used in the underframes. If salvagable, old would was re-sawn into other uses. My guess it the carline in your pic was made from an old piece of lumber from who knows what car.

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