I'm making a Ford list (and checking it twice!) What have I missed?

There is a K-Line Die Cast 2 bay hopper - Not sure of the number - Listed as a 3 car set - I have one of the die cast cars.

There are 2 different Plymouth Switcher Ford sets...

Both have 6 gondolas - 4 black, 2 blue

One has a switcher that is black (K-line 1504)

One has a switcher that is Yellow and Orange (lionel 6-22334)... aka loco #2

..I think I have a new one of the Lionel sets that I never got around to opening!  Interested?

Ford tractor in Consolidated Freightways' colors by Athearn.

Athearn tractor in Branch colors

 

Athearn's Ford in Branch pickup and delivery use.

Ford tractor on the right is by Athearn(1:50).

 

40' scale size boxcar.

John in Lansing, ILL

How about the dealership?

Weaver also had a number of Ford Racing NASXAR drivers....not sure these count....but they are Ford!!

Redrockbill, my first car was a 1967 blue mustang convertible. I would sure like to get that in O Gauge.

Do you know if that exists, and if so, who I can buy it from and how much?

Arnold

 

There is this 1994 TTOS Convention Ford Tank Car 6-52032 with Richard Kughn’s signature on the side of the tank. Not sure how many have a Richard Kughn autograph on the front of the box as this one does?

How about this one?

You definitely need the Ford dealership! Lionel  6-21446 or K-Line k-42417

There is also a die cast Ford scale gondola by K-Line.  Atlas had a plastic body 2 bay Ford open hopper - two different road numbers.  I believe that Atlas is reissuing another set of these Ford hoppers for 2nd or 3rd quarter next yer?

rattler21 posted:

Weaver's 40' scale size boxcar.

John in Lansing, ILL

What's the item number on that Weaver car? I could use one. After all I have this Thunderbird.

And my wife has this Mustang.

So I could use this on my layout. 

John H posted:

How about the dealership?

and the FORD rotating sign...

The Ford using Plymouth makes my head hurt, lol. Fun, but I doubt that happened. Since your into Ford, you might want to consider ol' Henry once owned DT&I and electrified it. He also Had a large chunck if not controlling interest in the Virginian. The goal was electrification from the port to Detroit to bypass the raw material shipping done by boat. You've got to believe his buddy Edison had a lot of influence on him. He could never secure the line that owned the bridge between the two lines though.(forget which). Anyhow, even after Ford sold off DT&I, a strong relationship remained. All my memories of DT&I yards and lines are full of Fords on carriers. For projects.... These with the Ford grill are 125t (G.E.) One had been reflagged and survives on display (Wisconsin?) Gramps had two 44t from an unsactioned evening run of 44t that looked similer to this photoshopped pic.. One was blue, one was black. I guess the were either the best representation of the later paint of the 125t or Ford used another type of center cab later. ...I'll have to try post again...no attachment tool showing.

 

Some of these arches are still standing along cetain stretches; the orignal design is quite ornate at the footings 

I just stumbled on this one recently.

125t (one was actually either 135t, maybe 165-175t...?...Groggy tired this a.m.)

P-shopped 44t, the originals Gramp's had were a drk  blue & a black one, no logo ring. If you land one some day, (doubt many were done; but 6+ to ? ) I'd love a picture. 

I think K-line issued 2 bay Ford hoppers as a 4-pack in the same box.  I am not sure if that’s the four hoppers you referred to or not.  I would tell you more but I sold them a few years ago.

I agree that you need a dealership. Here's my buddy's (Lionel?) version. He also has a bunch of Fords in the lot across the street.

MTH has several trains featuring Fords. Here are a few:

- Nothing new here, but the real MP-15 was  EMD, of course, and EMD was a division of General Motors. That sort of thing always hits me as a disconnect.

- The Plymouth switcher is funny for an almost similar reason; the Plymouth automobile was the entry-level Chrysler product, down with Ford and Chevy. Now, a Plymouth locomotive has nothing to do with a Plymouth automobile, and was made by a totally unconnected company. But seeing that "Plymouth" above with the "Ford" logo on it is indeed chuckle-worthy.

None of which has much if anything to do with your "Ford" RR collection, I am sure. But - Lionel offered a Mopar set years ago; not a great set, but it appealed to me for similar reasons that the Ford stuff does you. I kind of wanted one as a curiosity, but never bought one; that GM switch engine at the head end of a Mopar set was a disconnect that I couldn't get past. Had it been an Alco I could have handled it - especially since Walter Chrysler was a RR man before an automobile man, and used to manage the production at Alco's Pittsburgh Works.

A collector's journey is a strange trip, dude.

REDROCKBILL   then maybe you might have seen the model cars that fomoco had of its current year models? I can remember them from the 1950's era they cried to me saying play with me I just sit here collecting dust lol

Bobby Ogage posted:

MTH has several trains featuring Fords. Here are a few:

I've been looking for that top item for a while, the white/blue auto carrier with "100 years is just the beginning" on the top rail.  Does anyone know where to get it?

Thanks

The Plymouth truck (& later a locomotive co). made a Plymouth car before Chrysler. Chrysler was ready for legal action, but found they had to buy the name being beat out by many years.  Because Plymouth locos were pretty much built to order, you could find a Chrysler motor in a few , but they were not the most common. I don't know if they ever used any Ford or GM motors in builds though..

My last brand new Ford was an 86 longbed Ranger, 2.3 F.Inj. (pinto block) 5 spd. manual. I sold it at about 300,000 and it was sold again at 475,000, still running smooth with good compression, 3rd timing belt, but nothing else major.  Half its life was work, hauling heavy scrap loads,(with custom springs, it could haul more than it weighed...carefully) the rest was travel for fun. (i used to avrg. 180 miles a day each year. ...the key is oil changes UNDER 2,000 miles, 2500 max).

  I've got to find you pictures of the dealer nearest the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn.  They even have a cool garage themed restaurant in front of the lot.

  Riding in new cars is painful due to my injury. I'm like a water ballon or jello bowl and jiggling hurts bad.  But about a month ago an old pal came to visit and I couldn't resist a ride in his new toy (below).  No speeding around, but I finally got to ride in a car again that doesn't hurt me(including brand new Lincolns, Caddies, & Benz). It just confirmed for me new is NOT better.(carb. 302 and getting 20+mpg... impressive for 68 Galaxy Boat-hundred imo.

How is the door window gutter trim doin' Lou? Me and a senior toolmaker at an outside shop made the giant machine equipt with the many pnumatic clamps and drills that preped the part for attachment with one press of the buttons.

  Due to another more senior engineers habit of thinking his degree meant we were all stupid, a whole wall of a building had to come down to get it to Fords. (20hx 20x30'ish in two parts).   I saw that once it was put on Hilti rollers to move it, it wasn't going to make the door by 1/2"... but ohhhh no don't listen to the home trained apprentice..he dumba. After the third attempt at common sense I just kept building it   He never said another word to me, looking at the ground when he passed for the next year I was there.   (More education, yes. Smarter? This one was not even close  

  Later, I got to drive a whole bunch of one-offs from the Ford engineering garage too. From the 1st SHO, to Lightings, and twin turbo V8 Marauder. Two early concept vehices never made, etc etc.(thanks to Carol Shelby and others handing me keys a few times)  These were not de-tuned cars for the public. Ford engineers are nuts and are only kept it check by the upper level managment and bean counters imo.  I gained my respect for those tiny rod journals the hard, but fun way

 Lou1985 posted:...  

Hi Redrockbill,

Here's a list of Ford items from Menards, highlighted by Sally's Restoration Shop!

www.menards.com/trains

O Scale Building
279-4032 - Sally's Restoration Shop

Plug & Play Lighted Die-Cast
279-4205 - Plug & Play Lighted F-150 Lighted Goodyear Stake Truck w/ Tires
279-4207 - Plug & Play Lighted F-150 Lighted Menards Stake Truck
279-4211 - Plug & Play Lighted F-150 Lighted Military Flatbed w/ Jeep
279-4213 - Plug & Play Lighted F-150 Lighted Penske Box Truck
279-4215 - Plug & Play Lighted F-150 Lighted Jack Links Box Truck

Die-Cast
279-3502 - F-150 Goodyear Stake Truck w/ Tires
279-4206 - F-150 Menards Stake Truck
279-4208 - F-150 Military Stake Truck
279-4220 - F-150 Military Flatbed w/ Jeep
279-4212 - F-150 Penske Box Truck
279-4214 - F-150 Jack Links Box Truck
279-3498 - F-150 Ambulance (Battery Operated Lights)

Flatcars
279-2300 - CNW Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2301 - BNSF Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2640 - Santa Fe Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2641 - Pennsylvania Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2642 - Soo Line Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2643 - Union Pacific Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2644 - Wisconsin Central Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-2653 - Milwaukee Road Flatcar w/ F-150 Maintenance Truck
279-0710 - Union Pacific Flatcar w/ F-150 Menards Truck w/ Barrels & Lumber
279-7847 - Military Flatcar w/ F-150 Military Truck w/ Artillery Shells
279-3446 - ATSF Flatcar w/ Lighted F-150 Chippewa Valley Farm Supply Stake Truck
279-3433 - Chesapeake & Ohio Flatcar w/ Lighted F-150 Goodyear Stake Truck w/ Tires

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

Add to Mark's Menards list above:

Die Cast

279-4329 - Paul Menard #21 Motorcraft Quick Lane Wood Brothers NASCAR 2018 Ford Fusion

279-4329 - Paul Menard #21 FVP / Menards Wood Brothers NASCAR 2018 Ford Fusion

279-4329 - Ryan Blaney #12 Richmond Water Heaters / Menards Team Penske NASCAR 2018 Ford Fusion

I am not sure why the above have the same stock numbers printed on the package when they are different models??????

If Menards should be inspired to design and build a "Ford Dealership Building" for their "Train Stuff" line, I would suggest that they look no further than the Gilmore Automobile Museum in SW Michigan that has this beautifully restored building on their grounds:

Thanks for the post!  Here are a couple of mine.

Adriatic posted:

 

How is the door window gutter trim doin' Lou? Me and a senior toolmaker at an outside shop made the giant machine equipt with the many pnumatic clamps and drills that preped the part for attachment with one press of the buttons.

 Lou1985 posted:...  

Everything is still in place. It stayed fine for 29 years. Last year I pulled the car apart for paint, as after 29 years it needed a refresh. Evey piece of trim was replaced with NOS parts, which in itself was an adventure to find. You think finding rare Lionel trains is hard? Try finding NOS parts for an unpopular 30 year old FoMoCo product. The car isn't stock anymore (but looks it with the hood shut). There are way too many modifications to list here.

I've been trying to find a 1:43 scale 87-88 Thunderbird for years, so I can put my car on my layout. Even though I model the 1947-1954 time frame I figure it could be a "future/dream car". Besides it's my interpretation of a time period, so I can do what I want.

I'm not sure if this K-Line Ford steel coil car was mentioned.  I don't know the product number off the top of my head. It may have been a K-Line by Lionel product but I can't remember.  Either way it's one of my all time favorites.

 

  The name of the restaurant I had mentioned is Ford's Garage. Turns out it's part of a small chain, one in Dearborn Mich., and about a half dozen more scattered around Florida. I have not been there yet, I just saw it recently. I don't know for sure this is the Dearborn location, but looks right...(?) Anyhow, you get the idea what to expect, eh?  An old school garage.  

If I get over there again, I plan on getting a good photo that catches the dealership behind it as well. They are both within about two miles of the World headquarters, all of which are accessable from Michigan Ave., Fair lane is nearby, Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village, etc. etc.

Steel would have come from the Rouge Steel Complex. Huge.

How about this one

A fairly comprehensive list of Ford-related K-Line products can be found by going to the Legacy K-Line site and using "Ford" in the search function box.  I can't say that it is complete, but it is a great place to start.

Weaver's production archive list shows 3 different Ford runs (all custom runs):

Assembling an O gauge Ford collection sounds like a lot of fun!

Happy Hunting!

Andy

No Ford collection is complete without an Edsel.

Charlie

Didn't Atlas O just release some Ford 2 bay hoppers?