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As an animation and theme park artist (including a few projects for The Mouse) and rail enthusiast, I can’t say enough about how much I appreciate the authenticity of this piece. Love that it was made just like the originals. It truly belongs in every O collection because it marks an extraordinary time for both Lionel and Disney. Production was limited though like I believe Eric pointed out. Originals do still exist out there but it can be very expensive to find one with minimal wear.

Very nice, for sure. The old, clockwork trains, were pretty cool. Ives was a major producer, before Lionel basically forced them into electric train production. They still produced them until the end in the early 1930's, when they went out of business. Other American and European companies, such as American Flyer, Hafner and Hornby, produced them, as well. I have a friend that has a number of clockwork trains. They are fun to run.

I was thrilled with the one I got. I've always loved both Disney and Lionel so when i saw this in the catalog it was a no brainer. The extra effort Lionel put in to the box, packaging, and more really made this a winner!

I can’t believe they found their old Mickey hand car from the 1930s and decided to modernize it I love it

This great piece of Lionel history is so amazing. It is so cool that they brought his back!!!!

As a Disney and train buff, I'm so glad I got my hands on one for my birthday last month. Definitely a keeper for years to come. ^^

I never been a fan of Mickey Mouse, but there is just something charming about this handcar. I guess it is nostalgia, albeit, I am a 2000’s kid.

Thanks for the video. I don't even run O scale, but just picked one up on Amazon. I like the "old" Disney creations, when Walt was around.

That’s pretty neat Mr. Eric. I almost regret not jumping on that train. lol 😆 A true classic that was just $1. 👍🏻

Eric, I always look forward to your videos! Your videos have helped me get my train layout to the ways it is now. I would have never got in to trains without you! Also, you are very good at what you do. Keep up the good work.

Just ordered one of these for my Dad, who grew up with Lionel and Marx trains and still loves Mickey Mouse!

Kinda wish Lionel would make models of the trains found in Disney Parks instead of doing the licensed stuff they have been doing.

Wow at first I was thinking that was an original just from the looks of everything, beautiful replication, thanks for showing us Eric!

Perfect recreation of a historic lionel piece

Love the rug choice. Straight out of the 30s.

My first train set was O27. It looks a lot smaller now. 🤣😆🚂

I want an Aaron Rodgers Jimmy Kimmel hand car......they both work for Disney

That Disney 100th Anniversary Lionel Box is bad to the BONE! In 1934, Lionel sold more than 250,000 of the Mickey and Minnie Mouse Hand cars in 1934, if any of you are wondering, that is.

Mickey Mouse has entered the Public Domain.

This is the special order Eric needs to make next. Put Mickey in a black tux, and give him a gray beard. Put Mini in a Wedding dress, with long blonde hair. Then you have the Eric & Lisa hand car.

That looks fantastic.

Ok so I didn't think I wanted this until I saw this video....hmmmm..think I have to add this to my list!

Awesome 😊

Great video Eric!

Great review 👏

Hey very nice Eric, BTW where you wearing the white gloves to try and look more like Mickey and Minnie? 😆🤣

I made a Large Scale Handcar for 7&1/2" LIVE steam locomotives 🚂 😀 , by using 2 Mickey and Minnie stuffed dolls on a wood platform and also small wood wheels because there aren't any small metal wheels 3" D. Also a battery 🔋 and electric motor with small flywheel to maintain momentum and extra chain drive. Plus ➕ driving rod to the Pumping Handelbar.xxxx.typo. P.S. I also have extra dolls of Mickey and Minnie as Santa 🎅 🤶 and Mrs. Clause for CHRISTMAS ✝️🛐✡🇮🇱🕎☮♾‼️🎄 💖 . MERRY CHRISTMAS ✝️ 2023A.D.!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024A.D.!!!!!

I first saw the Mickey Mouse Handcar featured in the Lionel Trains 100th Anniversary video and it mentioned that Lionel sold a total of 253,000 of the handcars

Lionel should have also re released the Donald with Pluto hand car and the Santa with Mickey hand car

yea Lionel sold 253,000 of those original handcars after creditors were "banging" at their door and in the fall of 1929, the toy train manufacturers were anticipating the best christmas season ever but the great depression happened. This had a really bad effect on Ives who was overtaken by Lionel in sales in 1924 and then filed for bankruptcy in 1928. Lionel's revenue in 1926 was twice that of Ives. So when Ives went under, Lionel purchased them and continued their line of trains until 1932. This was also interesting for the lower end line, the Winner Lines introduced in 1931 which was priced for $3.35 including a transformer, train, and track. In a few years it became Lionel Ives in 1933 and then became Lionel Jr in 1934. They were forerunners of Lionel Scout sets of the postwar era. The other handcar they sold at that time that wasn't mentioned in this video was Donald Duck and Pluto.

Strictly speaking, Mickey didn't save Lionel on his own. Lionel produced a line of inexpensive trains in clockwork and electric under the "Winner Lines" branding that sold well during the Depression. The M-10000 streamliner set also gets the honors as it was wildly popular along with Mickey and the Winner Line trains. It's really neat Lionel made this to celebrate Disney's 100th, and that it's so faithful to the original, but like the original in today's market this repica has got a steep price tag! Interestingly, Schylling made a clockwork handcar for Lionel's 100th in 2000 which can still be found quite reasonably. There's always the classic electric handcar too for reasonable prices, got both instead of Mickey and not sorry for the substitution.

It might be funny to film one of your big steam engines chase after that Mickey Mousse Handcar as if they trying to outrace the engine before it runs them down!

I always enjoy your video👍🙂

Good job I’m sold, gonna get one ☝️

Love your videos Eric been watching since 2010 got me through some hard times in my life keep up the good work also not used to seeing you with short hair looking good.

look around the train shows I have seen them for around 170 to 180 can not wait to get one

I passed on this when I first saw it in the catalog. I thought the idea was cool but the price ruined it. But after seeing this and listening to what you said, it does make perfect sense. And the car looks amazing. Looks like I’m going to have to track one down after all

Very cool 👍👍

Neat!

cute !!!!!!!!!!!

It would be cool if Lionel did replications of their old pre-war trains every now and then. Wonder if the Mickey and Minnie hand car will revive that like MTH use to do. Does anyone know what happened to the tooling that MTH had?

I would also like to add that 1$ at the time was like 20$ in today's money.

I thought it looked great on your train layout. Nice item!!!😉

Great video. You need to get a large Godzilla to put on the layout when you run the hand car. You know, to make it “fit.” 😂

I love that

I want to see a video about your knives!

I wonder if they will make a today's standard Minnie and Mickey mouse car but instead of just the one handcar it's the whole entire thing with an engine, tender and passenger cars and not make a limited amount but instead continue selling even after they run out. But of course make some that are limited edition and sell about 100,000 of the limited edition ones but allow people to pre-order them and make it an affordable price but the rest make them non limited edition and continue selling them.

Hey Eric, the timing on this seems to be no coincidence since the word on the street is this is the year for the next great depression. How many revolutions on the circle of track did it make on a full wind up?

Hi Eric I was wondering if you got the new Lionel rocket launcher yet I got mine and it works fine but they did not put the piece that hooks on the gantry so you can move the gantry back and forth with the lever on the box next to the platform a friend got this for me for Christmas

While this is definitely important, didn’t the first Lionel M10000 set also play a role in bringing Lionel back from the brink?

Eric will you do a video what you ordered from the Lionel 2024 volume 1 catalog?

When Will the Lionel Legacy Strasburg 90 video Ccome out

Do they sell more of the two rail track? If there are straights then it can be put around a Christmas Tree. That would be a perfect spot for it.

The flying scotsman 100th anniversary

No crew talk? 😂 How tall are they Eric? Roughly

Just think Mickey is going to be in the public domain! No more royalties! My device was made in Malaysia

I honestly need to get some scale TOFCs to run behind my vision line challenger. But my good God alive them are WAY too expensive.

I’m offended. A Disney product with no D.E.I. or LGBTQIFSAHC etc etc, in your face representation 😖😜 Seriously now, what a wonderful way to celebrate 100 years of excellence - awesome product, exactly what Disney should be focusing on. Well done Lionel 😁👍🇦🇺

$200 for a wind up toy. that use to be $1 thats crazy

I also show my Disney movie on Sean mas like vhs tapes DVDs and Blu ray vhs on almost 1 hours long.

The original was mass produced by the tens of thousands. Irvington just literally puked those things out. $199/ $150 is QUITE FAIR for that item which was undoubtedly handmade.

I love it but it looks like the bottom plate is curving out?

@10:05 At least it wasn't made in Mexico!

199 us so that's about 350 400 in Australia . Eff that

Cute as all hell.

Somebody is going to put an electric motor in one I hope.

KZfaq keeps not worming for me keeps saying something went wrong tap to retry for the past two days anyone else have this issue

If only it were still 25 cents...

I would like every single train and hobby to merged so no more one can coising

I'm wondering why Lionel or anyone continues to support Disney and their woke agenda. $$$, I guess. Disney today is not the Disney of our GenX childhood. If Lionel needs Disney to stay in business, then they are pitiable.

I don't like anything DISNEY🤮, but it was a good Business move by LIONEL.