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I need help IDing a mystery brass Challenger!

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 9:57 PM

Possibly,the gear is there and has signs of wear so perhaps it had a second motor or it may have had a linkage that was removed.

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 17, 2023 8:21 PM

The geared axle is there but the gearbox removed. A previous owner must have had drive-train issues?

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 8:16 PM

True 

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Posted by maxman on Friday, February 17, 2023 8:14 PM

philo426

Wow ;it sure looks like it!And I didn't pay anywhere near $572!

 

Except you said that the front set of drivers was not powered.

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 5:40 PM

Wow ;it sure looks like it!And I didn't pay anywhere near $572!

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 17, 2023 4:01 PM

Perhaps LMB/Tetsudo?

More light on the engine and less light on the tool board would help...

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 3:26 PM

Also it will not go around 22 inch curves so it may need 26

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 1:35 PM

Even has an engineer figure!   i believe poem

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 1:33 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 1:31 PM

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 1:30 PM

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I need help IDing a mystery brass Challenger!
Posted by philo426 on Friday, February 17, 2023 1:29 PM

Picked this up last year and I am not sure who made it .Looks to be all brass construction.it has a Pittman type motor that drives the rear wheels only the front are non powered ,I could find no markings or stampings anywhere save for the number 93 stamped on a gear cover.Any ideas on the maker or era in which it was produced?BTW it runs very smoothly even at low voltages.  

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