A.C. Gilbert Mobilgas (SOVX) Steel Frame, Riveted, 1-dome Tank Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 1-dome

Year/Era:

1951

Car Owner:

Mobilgas (SOVX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24316

Gauge:

Year Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24316

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Magazine Article:

NASG Dispatch, Sep 2018, pg 31 (ACG tank car frames and couplers)

Magazine Article:

S Gaugian, May 2003, pg 18 (what the ACG tank car's real-world prototype is; includes scaled drawing)

Online Article:

More Photos

Supplemental Part:

Brake Wheel Stands

Supplemental Part:

Dome Platform

Notes:

There were 8 variations of this car produced between 1958 and 1966.
1. 1958 - 61: type II plastic frame, red-painted black shell, dated "4-51".
2. 1958 - 61: type II plastic frame, red-painted black shell, dated "4-57".
3. 1958 - 61: type II plastic frame, red-painted blue shell.
4. 1958 - 61: type II plastic frame, red-painted while shell.
5. 1960 - 61: type III plastic frame, tank blocking and bottom is part of frame, knuckle couplers, sintered-iron trucks.
6. 1965 - 66: type III plastic frame, tank blocking and bottom is part of frame, red-painted black shell, dated "4-51", Pike-Master trucks and couplers, "All Aboard" box.
7. 1965 - 66: type III plastic frame, tank blocking and bottom is part of frame, red-painted black shell, dated "4-57", Pike-Master trucks and couplers, "All Aboard" box.
8. 1965 - 66: type III plastic frame, tank blocking and bottom is part of frame, red-painted over a blue painted white shell, dated "4-51", Pike-Master trucks and couplers, "All Aboard" box.

This is an example of the first variation.

This is a mint-condition later variation. Note that the factory printed the lettering upside-down on the boxes.

From their 1961 catalog.