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Athearn Bev-Bel Index?

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Athearn Bev-Bel Index?
Posted by 1380 Southern on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 6:10 PM

I'm looking for an index to the cars Athearn produced/sold by Bev-Bel. I'm specifically looking for a passengercar list both Heavy Weights & Streamlined in the following roadnames; ACL, FEC, Seaboard & Southern. Does anybody have a link or website they could share?

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Posted by wjstix on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:32 AM

My memory is that Bev-Bel just bought undecorated kits from Athearn and then decorated and sold them; I don't think Athearn was otherwise involved. At the time, Athearn, MDC, Con-Cor and other manufacturers' painting and lettering weren't all that well done, and Bev-Bel (and other companies) stepped in.

I don't know that anyone has ever compiled a complete listing of what all Bev-Bel produced, but an old thread in the forum did have a link to HO Seeker who had some listings (under "Bev-Bel Information").

https://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/56353.aspx

https://hoseeker.net/otherhotrains2.html

 

Stix
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Posted by LenS on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:57 AM

1380 Southern

. Does anybody have a link or website they could share?

 

You could try this website

http://www.bev-bel.com/

 

Len S

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Posted by ctyclsscs on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 10:29 AM

I think Stix is right. Bev-Bel and CM Shops made short runs of paint schemes that Athearn didn't. When they sold out they would move on to another batch of cars. 

Jim

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