A.C. Gilbert fantasy: FY&PRR Heavyweight Coach Passenger Cars

Prototype Info

Era:

heavyweight

Car Type:

coach

Doors:

Windows:

Road Name:

fantasy: FY&PRR

Road Number(s):

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24720

Gauge:

Introduced:

1959

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Lighted:

Online Article:

Has Photos

Notes:

"FY&PRR" stands for "Fifty Years of Progress in Railroading". This model was produced through 1961 in five variations:
1. 1959: has yellow painted sides and ends.
2. 1959: has a shiny black roof and unpainted yellow plastic sides and ends.
3. has a dull black roof, and yellow plastic sides and ends.
4. has yellow plastic sides and ends, and lacks the words "American Flyer Lines" on the sides.
5. an early production model that was part of the promotional "One of the First 50" set; has yellow painted ends and sides, and lacks the words "American Flyer Lines".

The photo shows an example of the 5th variation in the foreground of the 3rd variation in the back.

Ted Hamler acquired an original A.C. Gilbert print "D2224".