Gilbert Toys American Flyer Train commercial

[iamcooper17]

i think that lionel is better then amarican flyer and that is animal curlity because the cat could have been hurt

[SouthernRR4501]

I'm a lionel postwar guy but I'm really starting to get interested in AF trains. They are so COOL!!! I might have to get me some someday.

[Petemonster62]

In the late 1930s, American Flyer was making 2 rail HO, 3 rail O gauge, & 3 rail Wide ( or Standard Gauge ) trains. Perhaps they chose S gauge after the war so they could make scale-sized trains that could run on an oval on a 4' X 8' foot plywood sheet. American Flyer did make 3/16 " scale trains that ran on O gauge track in the late 1930s & perhaps wanted to bring the track gauge into 3/16" scale as well when they resumed production after WW2.

[BlippeeToys]

@Petemonster62 Great info. Thanks for the input!

[saintangerinc]

The cat was like bring it bitch lol

[stepheng1483]

Great innocent advert.

[lara8550able]

Great video and story ;-)

[grizzleybearz282004]

i too realy think lionel was better and had alittle to offer then american flyer did american flyer down fall was thay put most of there time and intterest into S gauge trains sets thay had some o gauge trains but not many ro pick from if thay had gone with o gauge fulltime like lionel did i think thay would have lasted longer or evern still be up and running today? pepole fight about what train outfit was better back then i think there all made better then most of whats being sold today right!

[starguard]

My dad bought my oldest brother one of these trains back in 1953. I wasn't even born yet and we had that train for years.

[lionel153]

Post war Lionel will always be the best . But Flyer is cool too..

[chancechipmantv]

i still think lionel its better !!!!

[mmcckkgg]

The Eli Whitney Museum in New Haven, CT has a nice collection of AC Gilbert toys.

[tigerboy1227]

they probbly taped the cat there because it would have moved.

[suncruiser00]

I'd SOOO hit the kitten lol

[forhobbesfans]

i wish they were still 19.95...

[tigerboy1227]

@forhobbesfans yeah but 19.95 was alot back then

[ahhnikitaa]

i liek TRAINS

[dandeejones]

lol 

[dandeejones]

lol 

[dandeejones]

lol 

[bwild61]

Made in America!

[Markanecki]

This TV show was called "You Asked For it". Neat stuff! Wish the factory was still there...

[nardp96]

you cant get a set for $19.95 like it said at the end of the commercial haha