PRCo. 1700 PCC City Cars

[Tom Phillips]

Jim:

Fred said it much more eloquently and apropos than I can -- I am in full 
agreement with his every word.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jim Holland
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:03 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: Re: PRCo. 1700 PCC City Cars


Greetings!

	This really caught me by surprize  --  V-e-r-y  N-i-c-e  of you to
write such a report!

	I appreciate that you wrote to acknowledge receipt of the model the
other day - not everybody does!  But your message was so short that I
was going to write back and tease you about it!  But you have certainly
taken the wind out of my sails with this one!

	I took the floor out of a recent model and yours is probably the same,
Fred.  They now have a false floor so you can remove the floor, trucks
and steps but leave a floor for the seats.
	And ala the prototype, the motorman's seat is on a raised platform and
the 3-pedals are there.  A mirror is in place at the center doors along
with every hand hold post!  Each light is molded into the ceiling.  The
details are absolutely incredible.  This is a tremendous value that
won't be repeated - these are Limited Edition Models and I am very
pleased to say, the PRCo 1700-series are the most popular that
*St.-Petersburg Trams* (SPTC) has offered!  Seems the Pgh.-bashers are
gone or whistling out of both sides of their mouths!
	I know that about 50 or more cars are still on back order.  The
popularity of this car overwhelmed SPTC which caused the backlog of
orders.  Once this backlog clears it should be possible to process
orders much faster.
	You are truly a patient person, Fred, many thanks.

	And Again,  MANY  THANKS  for your kind endorsement!

Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> I want to talk briefly about something you don't need,
> but can't do without.

> I just received my 1700 Pittsburgh city car from
> St. Petersburg Tram, via Holland Electric Ry. (Jim Holland).
> The car is a static model in 1/48 (O scale).
> From what I had heard about this company from Russia,
> and the photos I had seen I expected
> a fine model.

> What I got was an outstanding, truly marvelous car.

> If you are on good terms with Santa Claus,
> or believe you owe yourself a treat, this is it.
> Everything is done right, the paint work, trim, lights,
> interior, retreiver rope, you can't ask for more.
> I think the current price
> is $225. plus shipping from Jim,
> and you might have to wait a year, but if
> you like fine workmanship, and would like to have
> a 1700 with your favorite car number,
> your favorite route and destination
> sign, talk to Jim.

> This is NOT a paid political announcement.
> Jim might even disagree with my
> feelings as we know he does disagree sometimes,
> but I am just passing this on
> to our group as one persons comment.

James B. Holland

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