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I'm looking for prototype information for the old Mantua 40 foot wood reefer car. This is the same car that Tyco produced in the 60's and 70's lettered for Gerbers Baby Food, Purina Pet Chow, Heinz, and Hershy's Chocolate. Despite the gaudy paint jobs they were produced with, the detail on the shells of these cars are actually quite good. I am interested in reworking one of these cars into a relalistic model by stripping off the factory paint and replacing the molded on grab irons, stirups, and toy like brake wheel with scaled down replacements. The only problem is that I don't have any information as to who owned cars that were similar to the Mantua model. I model the WWII era so a possible vintage paint scheme would have to fit that time period. Does anyone have any info that may help?
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