LIONEL 1947 BLACK 2332 GG1 & ORIG BOGOTA BOX EXCELLENT ELUSIVE BLACK GG1 OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL WELL STRIPED Start Price USD 199.00 Current Price USD 1,450.00 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 25, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location Hilton Head Island, SC See more about 'LIONEL 1947 BLACK 2332 GG1 & ORIG BOGOTA BOX EXCELLENT' Description LIONEL 1947 2332 BLACK GG1   OFFERED IS THIS ORIGINAL FINE EXAMPLE OF LIONEL'S EARLIEST 2332 GG1.....REPORTED ABOUT 1/2 DAY THROUGH PRODUCTION OF THE BRUNSWICK GREEN LINE IT WAS NOTED THE VERY FIRST WERE SHOT IN BLACK.....PUSHED THROUGH THE LINE THEN SHIPPED TO DEALERS....ONLY A HANDFUL OF ORIGINAL UN-RESTORED EXIST TODAY, THE REST IS HISTORY.....OUTSTANDING ORIGINALS ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND TODAY.....MOST KNOWN EXAMPLES ARE IN FINE COLLECTIONS....VERY FEW ARE OFFERED FOR SALE TODAY.....THE ONE'S THAT ARE OFFERED ARE MOSTLY STRIPE-LESS, RESTORED, OR BORDERLINE FOR A RESTORATION......ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE SOLD AT STOUTS AUCTIONS A  FOR $5700.00 WITH IT'S BOX.....THIS FINE BLACK GG1 RATES TCA EXCELLENT OR BETTER WITH LITE STRIPE WEAR TO IT'S GOLD STRIPES TYPICALLY FOUND ON ALL GG1's DUE HANDLING/PLACING ON THE TRACK.....BABY'S BUTT SMOOTH NEAR MAR FREE ROOF AND ROOF RIVETS......PLAYWEAR AS SHOWN....IT OPERATES WELL, ALL LIGHTS WORK.....THE ORIGINAL BOGOTA MARKED BOX HAS LOST IT'S REINFORCING TAPE ON THE BOX EDGE OVER THE YEARS AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED AS SHOWN AND HAS NO LINER.....STILL A SOLID ORIGINAL BOX......I HAVE OWNED ABOUT 5 BLACK 2332 GG1's OVER MY 35+ YEARS OF COLLECTING....THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST THAT HAS GONE THROUGH MY COLLECTION......ARROW STRAIGHT....100% ORIGINAL FACTORY APPLIED STRIPES AND HEAT STAMPED LETTERING....JUST AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY....IF YOU DESIRE ONE OF THE FINEST, DON'T LET THIS ONE GET BY.....BUYER TO PAY S/H, E MAIL YOUR CONCERNS.....GOOD LUCK, PETE SEMETIS TCA 75 7361 PLEASE FOLLOW MY UPCOMING AUCTIONS AS I WILL BE SELLING OFF SOME HI GRADE F3' DIESELS MOST BOXED FROM MY POST WAR COLLECTION.   Place a Bid!