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S Gaugian 1989 March April Souvenir Edition Lionels Ten Years of American Fly
S Gaugian 1989 March April Souvenir Edition Lionels Ten Years of American Flyer
64 pages
Running Extra
24 REVIEWING LIONEL'S TEN YEARS OF AMERICAN FLYER by Martha Jacob
It was the March/April, 1979 issue of the S Gaugian that first broke news that Lionel intended to begin production of American Flyer trains. Since then, Lionel has offered a vast array of AF cars and locomotives, as well as two accessories. This article recounts the first exciting 10 years of AF.
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22 FLYER PARTS, PLASTIC & PAPER! by Vincent Amato
Twenty-one years ago, Vincent Amato had to make a somewhat dramatic business decision. Should he buy 250 truckloads of old American Flyer parts, plastic and paper? "My friends and family thought l was a little nuts," he says. But look what he's sitting on today...
23 PRESS RELEASES ANNOUNCED AMERICAN FLYER
Early in 1979, aaron d. cushman and associates, a public relations firm, announced the re-introduction of American Flyer trains. Here's the actual text from that, and other, AF press releases.
27 S GAUGIAN INTERVIEWS LIONEL CHAIRMAN
Richard P Kughn recalls his lifelong interest in trains and predicts the future of Lionel and American Flyer. An exclusive interview with the owner of AF trains!
28 MEET RICHARD KUGHN AND ART PEISNER
Two men at the top are helping shape the world of American Flyer today. Chairman Kughn and President Peisner have extensive toy and manufacturing experience. Together they make a formidable team that could bring American Flyer back in a big way.
30 RICHARD KUGHN'S AMERICAN FLYER AND ERECTOR COLLECTION David Hallman of Art Directions was asked to capture Chairman Kughn and his AF and Erector collections on film for S Gaugian readers. Here in four pages, David excels in his craft, and brings us the highlights of his visit.
34 OZARK SOUTHERN RAILROAD by James Phelps
If you'll be attending the NASG S gauge convention this June in Kansas City, you'll definitely want to stop by Jim's S scale railroad which features 250 feet of main line trackage.
38 TEN YEARS OF AMERICAN FLYER
This handy reference list gives numbers, descriptions and years for all AF items produced since 1979. It even includes 1989 AF items.
40 AF EXPERTS GIVE THEIR OPINIONS
We asked several authorities on American Flyer what they thought of AF over the last few years. Their answers are featured in this article.
43 AF VALUES KEEP GOING UP by Don Heimburger
The new Lionel-produced AF is commanding very steep prices a few years after they're produced. Better than money in the bank?
45 LIONEL'S NEW WABASH FREIGHT SET by Paul McDonald
Paul found a way to clean the Wabash diesel wheels to make them run a lot better.
53 FALL S FEST ATTRACT TINPLATERS AND SCALERS by Don Heimburger
About 275 modelers attended this year's Fest, and even more than you count in wives and kids
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