Most ridiculous...

[Anonymous]

I did not mean to pass value judgements on "silly cars" - I myself have just "invested" in the LGB "Finding Nemo" car (Aquarium car-like with Nemo and Dad jumping out of the top) and the LGB "Bubble" car... Trust me - I'm a firm believer that if it runs on rails, it has merit! I was simply curious as to which cars elicited a response from folks....

I had forgotten the alien cars... They're up there on the list, that's for sure.

[Craignor]

Dave,

You think the operating homemade aqarium car, with live gold fish, and a trailing flat with an airpump powering the airstone bubbler is ridiculous?

I think its very clever...and the visitors...both kids and adults get a kick out of it.

here are some pics I found:

[kopeck]

How about Lionel's Fort Knox car? Some how I doubt they tranfered the gold behind those big glass windows in real life. [;)]

[FJ and G]

Craig,

Surprised U didn't mention the acquarium car the Trackers use with real fish. I used to have a photo but can't find it and it's not on their website anymore.

[Jumijo]

K-Line alien cars. Let's hope we've seen the last of them.

Jim

[Kooljock1]

As has been noted before, the LIONEL Acquarium Car is based on a real-life prototype used by a Cleveland area attraction.

My vote would have to go to any of the AEC cars with the "goop" floating around inside. That, and the dump cars of radioactive isotopes from the Nuclear Reactor accessory!

Jon [8D]

[Craignor]

My vote goes to the K-Line "President Bush on horseback chasing Osama Bin Laden on a Magic Carpet" car.

Whatever your politics, and I don't care to know, this was an extremely silly car.

Ni![:)]

[nblum]

The King Tut car, which I have running around our Christmas tree has got to be way up there amongst the ridiculous and thus best such cars ;).

[dougdagrump]

One man's trash is another man's treasure.
When you play with "toy trains" nothing is silly or outlandish, it's whatever floats your boat. [2c]

[Anonymous]

I'm engaged in an academic discussion, and would love additional input: In your esteemed opinion: What is the most ridiculous 027 novelty car ever made? IE - what makes even the esteemed aquarium car seem like a reasonable piece of rolling stock? The sillier, the more outlandi***he better...