Lionel Post War 2322 Virginia FM (MINT/UNRUN!) (NO SCREW HOLE CRACKS, WOW!)

Description

Welcome to my auction of this (PRISTINE) Lionel Post War 2322 Virginia FM Brick Boxed/Master Carton
(MINT/UNRUN NO screw hole cracks)
(I also have the original box/insert and the "Scare Master Carton" listed on my Ebay store that's up for auction as well)
Virginia
2322 Description:
The 2322 Virginian FM Trainmaster is a realistic and scale-like replica of the real life Trainmaster. Lionel's version of this locomotive has a well-deserved reputation for being a top-of-the-line diesel with excellent durability and strength. The 2322 final FM Trainmaster introduced by Lionel in the postwar era -- the first being the 2321 Lackawanna from 1954.
The 2322 Virginian is almost an exact copy of the 2331 Virginian from the mid-1950's. The only difference on the the exterior is the diesels number located at the end of the cab. Internally, there are only minor manufacturing differences -- the easiest to recognize is the color of the armature wire. On the earlier version the armature is wrapped with a copper color wire. The 2322 has green wire -- however red is also known to exist.
Of the two Virginian FM's, the 2322 is harder to find as it was only produced for a two year period in the mid-1960's.
Standard features of the 2322 include:
Dual motors, Magnetraction, three-position E-unit, illuminated headlights and number boards at each end, dual operating couplers, functional horn plus wire handrailing's and an ornamental horn on each side.
Condition:
This piece is absolutely (PRISTINE!)
The engine is MINT/UNRUN and has never seen the train rails as you can see the wheels and rollers have their full
manufacturing
wheel glaze.
The shell paint and patina is very nice and clean through out and has
excellent
factory graphics.
The shell has
no cracks, breaks etc.
This has "NO SCREW HOLE CRACKS,
"
or paint flaking either and was well preserved.
This sat in the boxes and was "never" used and was stored on a library shell.
The side rails are nice and shiny and have zero corrosion and that holds true with the front and back rails as well.
The lower body is exceptional and you can see everything mint and untouched. The battery compartment is "pristine" as well. It comes with the original Instructions sheet, a mint RAY-O-VAC D cell battery, and a excellent original Lionel tube of lube.  Pictures tell the whole story of these trains and this was bought and put in the box and sat on the shelf for its entire life time.
PLEASE always use the "ZOOM" version when looking at any and all pictures as they always tell the story of these trains.
Buy with confidence and see all my past reviews on all my high post Lionel trains that I have sold on my Ebay store!
Let me know if you have any questions and happy bidding!!
Let me know if you have any questions and happy bidding!