As I mentioned previously, I recently acquired a set of Lionel pre-war 710/712 passenger cars. Some good information on them online can be found here. Since I likely will never own a standard gauge Blue Comet set these were the next best thing. The coaches I bought were nice, but like most things 90+ years old (they were made between 1933 and 1934) they needed some minor repair and a good cleaning.
And that is what they received. 
My friend, who goes by the name "Train Doctor", checked the wiring and replaced with bulbs, and reworked the trucks and pick-up rollers. Then they were cleaned and the doors were fixed, and one of the couplers was replaced. The couplers are still difficult to use, but at least they are "authentic".
Nothing major was done... I didn't want to do a full strip and repaint... but now they are exactly what I was hoping for. I just need to find a nice engine to pull them.
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