This car has Lionel trucks and couplers with Ives badging.
Was it made this way? I always thought the Ives badged cars had Ives trucks and snake couplers.
I looked on the MEW parts list and they have item 1177 late STG truck. Page 11 maybe. Is this the correct truck or something different.
The truck on the ebay listing car is a Lionel truck. The very last versions of the Lionel cars with Ives badges (decals) in apple green were pure Lionel cars, straight off the Lionel shelf, with all Lionel parts, trucks and couplers included. These cars were made in the Lionel factory and they just put Ives decals where the cars would normally say "Lionel Lines". There is nothing Ives about these cars, except the name.
The MEW part 1177 is probably a Lionel type truck....either 4 or 6 wheel. You'll have to call / email Barry and ask him.
