#1000 has some unique features compared to other PCC cars. It has an aluminum body (all other PCCs are steel). It has standee windows, which didn't appear in other PCC cars until the mid 1940's.
Car 1000 was in an accident in the 1940's, at which point it was fitted with a steel front from a scrapped St. Louis built PCC car.
Dimensions: 45'-11" x 8'-7" x 10'-1", Seating Capacity: 59.
Here you can see how corroded the stairwell is:
(photo credit: Don McClatchey)
Here are Mike Hanna and Don McClatchey working on the steps:
(photo credit: Don McClatchey)
(photo credit: Don McClatchey)
It is about 70 percent complete at this point:
(photo credit: Don McClatchey)
Mike will make up three more angle pieces to go on each corner and the center of the stairwell. Don is cutting two pieces of angle to mount against the bottom plate and the steps for extra support. Once this is complete we can replace the cement.
Here, paint is tested on the car.
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, May 15, 2005)
