Built: 1925 by the J.G. Brill Company Retired: 1959 Construction: Steel. Length: 52’ 2”. Weight: 61,700 lbs. Seats: 65. Car 717 comes from the PE’s largest, and best-known, class of cars. Nicknamed “Hollywood Cars” for their many years of service on lines in the Hollywood area, a total of 160 were built between 1922 and 1928, at the height of the system’s development. The cars were equipped for multiple-unit operation, and ran in trains of up to three cars. The Museum acquired car 717 in 1960 following the abandonment of the last line to use the Hollywood cars, the Watts Local. The image of car 717 has been immortalized by the Disney Studios, who used this car as the basis for building a replica Hollywood car for the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” Car 717 has been painted to recreate the unique “Valley Seven” subclass for the Museum’s collection. In 1938, cars 735-749 were modernized to provide better service between Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Dubbed “Valley Sevens”, these 15 cars received rewound traction motors to increase their top speed, upgraded brake equipment, and a new paint scheme. All 15 of the “Valley Sevens” were among a group of cars sold to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1952. Renumberings: Car 717 was renumbered 5167 in 1949, and became MTA 1815 in 1958.

LOVE this car seat! I actually had to move the straps up because the bottom straps were sooo low. Best convertible I've ever seen for a newborn. Angle of photo appears that straps are angling up, it's just the angle and the strap covers. RF seats must have straps AT or BELOW the shoulders. I believe here that they were about 1/8" above, which is acceptable. Sadly, Sam hated this seat, and I gave it away at about 2 months old.