NASG 2009 Convention Convention Cars

Registering for Convention? Order your cars on the Registration Form Front,
And pick out your tours on the Registration Form Back.

NOT registering for Convention? Use this 2009 Convention Car Order Form

REMINDER: All convention car orders must either be shipped (and include the shipping charge) or must pay $3.65 per car sales tax as indicated on the car order and registration forms. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you did not include shipping with your car order, you must pay $3.65 per car sales tax before picking up your cars at the convention.

Lemp LRC 1504 Falstaff 1437

To commemorate the 2009 NASG National Convention being held in St. Louis, Missouri, the 2009 NASG Convention Committee is offering this limited edition, exclusive S-Helper Service wood-sided reefer decorated with the Falstaff Beer logo of Lemp Brewing and Falstaff Brewing Company, originally located in St. Louis.

Only 400 cars will be produced, in two different versions with two numbers each: “Lemp Refrigerator Co." "LRC 1504” and "LRC 2009", and “Falstaff Brewing" "FBX 1437” and "FBX 1933". All cars will be delivered in highrail versions, with scale wheels included in the box for easy conversion. The Lemp car has red sides with black roof and ends. Lettering and decoration is yellow and white. The Falstaff car has brown sides with black roof and ends. Lettering and decoration is black, red, yellow and white. AF-compatible knuckle couplers are included with the diecast sprung trucks.

Falstaff Brewing was the story of two St. Louis based brewing families, the Lemps and Griesediecks. Started by German immigrant Adam Lemp in the 1840s, in 50 years' time the Falstaff brand became one of the most popular in America, and was exported world-wide. Unfortunately, the Lemp family enterprise was devastated by personal tragedies and the economic effects of prohibition. Lemp Brewing went into receivership in 1920s. The Falstaff brand was then purchased for a very small sum by another St. Louis brewing family, the Griesediecks,who marketed near beer, soft drinks, and cured hams under the Falstaff name.

With the repeal of prohibition in 1933 came a period of rapid expansion for the company. By the 1960s, Falstaff was the third largest brewer in America with plants situated from coast to coast. During the 1970s, however, fortunes began to decline as Falstaff fell victim to consolidation within the beer industry. In 1977 they were purchased by a California based holding company who also owned General Brewing (Lucky Lager). Assets from Pabst, Pearl, Olympia Brewing, and eventually Stroh's were later added to the fold. The Falstaff breweries were eventually closed and most of the equipment sent to China. The brand has been discontinued in 2005, and these cars are a tribute to the employees of Falstaff Brewing as well to all of us that ever enjoyed "the choicest product of the brewer's art".

Car cost is $50 per car. Missouri residents must add $3.65 per car for sales tax. Shipping is $6 for the first car, and $2 for each additional car. If you are attending the convention, your car(s) may be picked up there, avoiding the shipping charge, but regardless of your residency, requires paying sales tax.