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A very unique prewar tank car.

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A very unique prewar tank car.
Posted by ivesboy on Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:30 AM

 

    Im bored....So i'll post some pics of this very special car and what i know of it's story for us all to discuss. I'm sure you all can hardly contain your enthusiasm....

    What you see below is a 1680 tank car produced sometime between late 1940 and early 41. Lets see who can tell me whats unique about this car, and makes it one of the scarcest of all the prewar O tank cars. IMHO only second to the green and maroon 815.

If you are looking for a rare train, ask i might surprise you with an asking price!!! A guy asked if i liked fast track, and i replied i used t-rail. He said eww that old stuff you bolt together???? Ignorance must be bliss!
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Posted by kpolak on Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:38 AM

Is it that it is marked with Lionel Lines?  I've seen SUNX, and Shell.

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Posted by envfocus on Sunday, January 18, 2009 6:36 AM

OK, I'll try.  Along with the Lionel herald Kurt mentioned above, I'll go with the handrail.  I was going to say the latch couplers, but I'm going with the handrails.

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:25 AM

It looks like a standard run-of-the-mill Lionel-Ives transition piece, except that it has nickel trim, railings, & journal boxes instead of the more common brass trim, railings, & journal boxes.

Rob

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:54 PM

 Oh, that is not a Standard-run-of-the-mill- Tank Car. This is the so called Firestone version that Lionel made around 1939-40 for sets that were sold through Firestone Tire Stores as a premium I believe for customers who did a certain amount of business with them. This is quite possibly the hardest to find of all the 1680 series Tank Cars. It is something to hang on to. Take Care.

Keith Woodworth........Seat Belts save lives,Please drive safely.
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Posted by ivesboy on Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:03 PM

 

    And the reward goes to Keith! If you look at the car it uses the exact same litho stone as the yellow SHELL car, except it is silver and lettered for LIONEL LINES. A very scarce car indeed. It was included in Firestone sets with 258 or 204 locomotives.

If you are looking for a rare train, ask i might surprise you with an asking price!!! A guy asked if i liked fast track, and i replied i used t-rail. He said eww that old stuff you bolt together???? Ignorance must be bliss!

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