A.C. Gilbert fantasy: American Flyer Wreck Crane Car MoW Cars
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
944
Prototype Info
Manufacturer:
Industrial Brownhoist
Style:
wreck crane car
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1952
Road Number(s):
944
Product Type:
metal
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, Nov 2006, pg 32
Magazine Article:
NASG Dispatch, Jan 2018, pg 12
Notes:
Similar to #644, this car was produced through 1957. In 1952 it was one of the first cars to receive the then-new knuckle couplers. Over the years there were three variations produced:
1. gray-painted car body; lettering on the left-hand side.
2. metallic-blue-painted car body; lettering on the left-hand side.
3. metallic-blue-painted car body; lettering on the right-hand side.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
This is an example of the first variation.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)