CP M 235

Before hi-rails, you could only get around on a motor car or a fancy sedan like this one, put on RR wheels. Although this example is restored in a museum, some ended up on shortlines where they served for a long-time. Here's a photo of an un-restored ex-CP Packard that was purchased by the GWWD shortline http://tinyurl.com/2f8xys, primarily to scare city officials with it's awful paint and faded craftsmanship.

Back to this beauty - note the paint, the chrome, rodent, dual horns on the fenders... and those amazing rims! White circles on the outside, RR black with chrome in the center. I can't say my car looks any better.