A.C. Gilbert fantasy: American Flyer Lines Lightweight Combine (Baggage/Coach) Passenger Cars
Prototype Info
Era:
lightweight
Car Type:
combine (baggage/coach)
Doors:
2
Windows:
6
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer Lines
Road Number(s):
962
Car Name:
Columbus
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
960C
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1954
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Lighted:
yes
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
This model was only produced in 1954 in three variations, all with a chestnut-colored band (the "C" in the model number):
1. satin-silver-painted finish over a black body.
2. satin-silver-painted finish over a white body.
3. painted satin silver over a chrome-finished white body.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
An example of the second variation. However, this particular model is a factory-error car, as it has an incorrect nameplate that reads "962 hamilton 962" instead of "960 columbus 960".