Up for auction is this nice, attractive, and realistic American Flyer O gauge Burlington Zephyr #564 Coach in Tinplate and Lithographed in silver and black to resemble the 1934 Burlington Zephyr. This model was made in 1936 for American Flyer’s Line of Streamliners. It closely represents the Pioneer Zephyr which was introduced by the Burlington railroad in 1934. This coach was made for American Flyer’s Zephyr streamline electric and clockwork powered sets. All original and complete.

This one is similar to the first one I listed, but does not have a coupler or coupler slot on the closed end (as does the first coach I listed,)

This model will fit with a number of Zephyr Lithographed streamline sets and fill in that gap in your collection.

Detail condition:

#564 American Flyer Coach: Overall condition is VG+ (C-6+). Both sides grade EX (C-7). The closed end is VG- (C-6-) with some wear on skirts and missing the riveted strip. The roof is VG+(C-6+) with a small amount of wear around the coupling hole on one end of the roof. The truck sides, wheels and axles are EX (C-7).

Please verify the condition with the photographs supplied. If you win this auction, you will receive the #564 American Flyer Coach as shown in the photographs.  

Very low starting bid and no reserve!

NOTE: I can combine shipping if you win both Zephyr coaches that I have up for auction. Just tell me if you are bidding on both and don't pay for the first coach until this auction is over and you have won it.

ABOUT AMERICAN FLYER O GAUGE

Edmunds Metzel and American Flyer in Chicago manufactured O Gauge trains from 1907 until 1937. AC Gilbert bought American Flyer, moved production to New Haven, CT, and continued O gauge production until 1942. These trains included both clockwork (1907-1932) and electric (1918-1942). The prime market for AF O gauge is for collectors. There are some people who operate them, with the nostalgia that entails, and they like the fact that they can rather easily be repaired for operation.

To date, no one is reproducing American Flyer O Gauge Trains, which enhances and slowly increases their value to collectors, as, over time, the O Gauge trains available decreases. There are no more AF O gauge trains, other than what was originally produced through 1942, and many of these have been lost, broken, thrown away, or destroyed in fires or floods and this will continue.

Lastly, from 1907 through 1942, the American Flyer Line included lithographed models which are among the most realistic and most beautiful trains ever produced, as Louis Hertz, the dean of toy train collecting, has repeatedly said.

I have been collecting and researching American Flyer O & S Gauge for 48 years and TCA member since 1975. I strive to accurately describe the cosmetic condition of each item with TCA Grading Standards and the rarity and desirability by my long experience with these trains. When appropriate, I will grade all visible surfaces, or if they grade the same, I will provide an overall condition grade. Also, I point out any reproduction parts that I recognize or any surface restoration that appears not to be original.