LIONEL PREWAR STANDARD GAUGE # 385E LOCOMOTIVE & 385W TENDER For Sale

LIONEL PREWAR STANDARD GAUGE # 385E LOCOMOTIVE & 385W TENDERTHIS LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER ARE FROM MY FATHERS LIFELONG LIONEL COLLECTION.HE WAS A PREWAR LIONEL OPERATING ENGINEER AS A CHILD;......A SURVIVING WWII NAVY MAN:.......AND AN AMBITIOUS POSTWAR LIONEL FLAG WAVER AND MODEL RAILROAD MAN; AND FABULOUS FATHER; WELL INTO HIS LATE EIGHTIES!!THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN WRAPPED, AND STORED AWAY, IN HIS TRAIN ROOM, FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS.PRIOR TO THAT IT MAY HAVE SEEN SOME USAGE,....... BY CHILDREN OF A LONG FORGOTTEN PREWAR ERA.IT IS IN THE CONDITION I FOUND IT IN.... VERY NICE; BEAUTIFUL!,...... AND QUITE A PIECE OF HISTORY TO HOLD IN ONES HAND!!ALMOST 12 POUNDS WITH THE TENDER!I NOTICE I AM MISSING THE NECESSARY HARDWARE TO LOCK THE FRONT HEADLIGHT DOOR AT THE TOP.IT STAYS SHUT WHEN SITTING; BUT WILL NEED A PROPER REPAIR.ALL SILVER RAILINGS, LINES, AND BELL  ARE INTACT, AND FIRMLY MOUNTED.THERE ARE A FEW SLIGHT CHIPS AND SCRATCHES IN THE METAL; BUT OVERALL LOOKS GREAT!WHEN I TESTED THIS LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER ON A FOUR FOOT STRAIGHT:  IT HAD A FORWARD LURCH AND MOMENTUM PUSH.  I REVERSED DIRECTION ON THE TRANSFORMER AND IT HAD A BACKWARDS LURCH AND CHANGE IN DIRECTION. I STOPPED!  I DID NOT WANT TO HARM ANYTHING SO I QUIT MY TESTING......  IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR NEARLY SIXTY YEARS;  I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE GREASE IN THE GEARS IS LIKE?   I THINK WITH A MOMENT AT THE HOBBY BENCH; A SIMPLE DIAGNOSIS-REPAIR, AND LUBRICATION IS NECESSARY.THE HEADLIGHT AND REAR BOILER LIGHT DID NOT GO ON.  PERHAPS THE BULBS ARE BURNED OUT?THE TENDER HAS A VERY NICE, AND LOUD WHISTLE.  IT WORKS VERY WELL.THE SIDES OF THE TENDER HAVE A SLIGHT BIT OF WARPAGE/BOW ON EACH SIDE. THERE IS ALSO SOME SCRATCHES TO THE FINISH.THE COAL PILE HAS RISEN A BIT.AND CREATES A GAP, BETWEEN IT, AND THE COAL CAR BODY.  BY PRESSING ON THE TOP OF THE COAL PILE IT PUSHES IT DOWN TO ITS PROPER LOCATION. THE TRUCKS AND WHEELS MOVE AND ROLL VERY NICELY.  IT IS A VERY STURDY AND SOLID TENDER.A GREAT LOOKING  LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER THAT IS OUT OF A VERY LONG HIBERNATION; AND READY TO PULL PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TO ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!!offer WINNING ENGINEER WILL BE RICHLY REWARDED WITH WONDERFUL FEELINGS OF EUPHORIA AND YOUTHFULNESS UPON THE ARRIVAL  OF THIS LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER!!!WIN THIS offer!I WILL SHIP ECONOMICALLY TO YOU.I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING.