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This car ran through 1934 in Greensboro, and was then sold to Norfolk, where it ran until andonment.
Lynchburg received 20 Brill Master Units in 1929. Trolley Talk 93 shows a picture of number 107 taken in 1939. The exterior lights, etc seem to be the same. The retriever has been moved over by the headlight, to allow a dash card ad.
But, when I look at the the delivery chart in Trolley Talk 93 it lists Lynchburg deliveries as 101-110, BUT 20 cars, not 10 (and there is a caption confirming 20 cars). Lynchburg cars were painted grey-cream with a grey roof. There also were 20 yellow and red cars delivered to Porto Alerge, Brazil in April 1929.
I guess the answer lies in who received order # 22805. As far the Master Unit name, Trolley Talk gives this explanation for the name: "uniformity in design of sectional and end construction with the economic capability of being mass produced". The Louisville car 100 was the first prototype car delivered to a U.S. property. This was in April 1929. (Trolley Talk 93).
A total of 78 Master Units were built by Brill (62), Anerican (3) and Kuhlman (14) through May 1930.
Lynchburg received 20 Brill Master Units in 1929. Trolley Talk 93 shows a picture of number 107 taken in 1939. The exterior lights, etc seem to be the same. The retriever has been moved over by the headlight, to allow a dash card ad.
But, when I look at the the delivery chart in Trolley Talk 93 it lists Lynchburg deliveries as 101-110, BUT 20 cars, not 10 (and there is a caption confirming 20 cars). Lynchburg cars were painted grey-cream with a grey roof. There also were 20 yellow and red cars delivered to Porto Alerge, Brazil in April 1929.
I guess the answer lies in who received order # 22805. As far the Master Unit name, Trolley Talk gives this explanation for the name: "uniformity in design of sectional and end construction with the economic capability of being mass produced". The Louisville car 100 was the first prototype car delivered to a U.S. property. This was in April 1929. (Trolley Talk 93).
A total of 78 Master Units were built by Brill (62), Anerican (3) and Kuhlman (14) through May 1930.
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