All. My DOC copy of Stainless Steel Illusion arrived safely today (many thanks Chris!) it is the first time I have seen a copy but it looks great. On page 84 there is a nice shot of the '..car number 1000 was put on the boat..', yet the polystyrene block clearly shows it as 1897-A. I don't want to restart the whole black car issue, but maybe it is something Chris could explain in his book. Production starts at 500, where are the other 397? I am still hunting for any information on the elusive 'Olson Engineering' who had my car and several others for development work at the beginning of its life. John Chapelhow DOC 19 : 'Boeing' #0737