Marx 597

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I ran across a beat up Marx 597 engine with the manual reverse and the pin coupler. Thought I would restore it since it is a bit uncommon. Anyone know what tender and cars came with it? Ive seen different configurations of cars and figured either they were not the original sets or more probably Marx made sets with what it had on hand.
Need at least one 10 spoke driver as it has come apart. The shell was repainted and needs new domes and headlight ring as well as a bulb fixture.

I'm wondering if it would have had the prewar couplers since the engine has the pin coupler to the tender rather than a tab and slot version. May also have had the intermediate version between Joy Line and Marx tab which had the small hole in the tender coupler to use the pin type of coupler from the engine, and then regular tab and slot couplers for the cars. Could have been all prewar, or a mix...

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