LIONEL POSTWAR # 726 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE For Sale

LIONEL POSTWAR # 726 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
THIS LOCOMOTIVE IS FROM MY FATHERS LIFELONG LIONEL COLLECTION.IT HAS BEEN WRAPPED AND STORED, UNUSED, FOR OVER FORTY YEARS.PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD CRISS-CROSSED MANY LAYOUTS, PULLING HEAVY LOADS, FAR AND WIDE..IT IS MISSING, ON THE RIGHT SIDE; TWO BOLTS FOR THE DRIVE LINE. THE METAL ROD IS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE BLACK CONNECTOR KNUCKLE IS CRACKED AT THE BOLT POINT. SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOS. WITH THE CORRECT PARTS, I THINK THIS IS A VERY EASY FIX, AND WILL TAKE NO TIME AT ALL.THE CLIP ON THE HEADLIGHT DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY.I TESTED IT ON MY 4 FOOT TEST TRACK; USING THE DIRECTIONAL BUTTON ON THE TRANSFORMER. IT SEEMED TO GO VERY WELL IN REVERSE. FORWARD MOTION SEEMED A BIT JERKY. IT WANTED TO GO,....AND DID BUT STARTED/STOPPED A BIT.THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT LIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE BULB IS BURNED OUT; AS IT HAS A BLACK CAST OVER IT.IT IS MISSING THE RIGHT SIDE, SIDE; GREEN MARKER LIGHT.IT IS MISSING THE LITTLE SILVER STACK ON TOP, FORWARD OF CAB.SILVER RAILINGS ARE INTACT, AND FIRMLY MOUNTED. THEY LOOK STRAIGHT.THERE ARE NO CRACKS OR BREAKS IN ANY OF THE METAL.THERE ARE SIGNS OF WEAR THROUGHOUT. CHIPPED PAINT, HERE AND THERE.I DID NOT PROPERLY CLEAN THIS LOCOMOTIVE. JUST A LIGHT WIPING.CAB NUMBERS ARE STAMPED,......THEY ARE A BIT SMEARED, AND WORN.TRUCKS AND WHEELS MOVE AND ROLL FREELY.AFTER A MOMENT ON THE BENCH,.REPLACING THE TWO DRIVE TRAIN BOLTS, AND CONNECTOR, AND PERHAPS A NEARLY 50 YR DIAGNOSIS/OIL SERVICE,.........THIS ENGINE IS READY TO BECOME A WORKHORSE ON YOUR LAYOUT!!WIN THIS offer.I WILL SELL AND SHIP WORLDWIDE.ALL SHIPMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.A. MUST USE THE GLOBAL SHIPPING SYSTEM.I WILL SHIP ECONOMICALLY TO YOU.I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING.