I have one of these gondolas (#61327):
http://www.atlastrainman.com/I...as/101305/0684-2.jpg
There's stenciling between the 2nd and 3rd rib that says "K 1-73" and "2 Composition Shoes".
The built date is 10-53.
What needs to be changed to back-date this to something prior to 1965-67?
How accurate is this gondola to a Southern car? The only photos of Southern cars I found had side ribs that extended down to the bottom of the sides, the model has ribs that are all the same length and do not extend down where the sides angle down after the trucks.