AMCDave posted:The body and frame are originally AHM Rivirossi castings. Lionel used these for the 40ft gondola with plastic coal load but I have not seen this box car body used by Lionel but could be. Or it could be like the 15 AHM box cars I own that I converted to 3r trucks and couplers.
before
after (i added ladder later)
This is not possible. Look at the pick in my post or the third pick in the o.p. post. The floor has a raised semi round area above the coupler shank. This was NOT the case with the original Ahm/Pola/Atlas boxcars and reefers of the 1970. Also the die cast truck is offset attached- NOT at the bolster as was o scale cars and the pola/ahm/atlas plastic cars the time were.
Those Lionel early (full) die cast trucks could not be attached to a full o scale bolster without obtaining the high water pants look!
