Lionel Electric Trains Identification Guide Sub-Title
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This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969.

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Lionel Trains Bonanza Airplane Flat Car No. 6500LIONEL TRAINS BONANZA AIRPLANE FLAT CAR No. 6500

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Bonanza Airplane Car No. 6500 (A)
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Lionel Trains Bonanza Airplane Flat Car No. 6500The Bonanza Airplane Car No. 6500 was available in 1962. The car, which used a BLACK 6511-2 mold, was not numbered. This flat car came with AAR trucks and disc couplers. Has "N2742B" written on one wing and unlike the No. 6800 there are four rivets holding the wing together. Lionel issued an instruction sheet about this airplane that was numbered 6500-3 and dated 5-62. It is difficult to find this airplane today in unbroken condition. There are two variations:
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Variation A: Airplane has RED color on top.
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Variation B: Has the colors on the airplane reversed with the top WHITE and a RED on the bottom.
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Reproduction airplanes exist and collectors should look for the "LIONEL" inscription on the bottom.

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