Originally Posted by makeithappen77:
I'm not very well versed in Flyer, but wondering if you guys can help with this one.
I have a red Baltimore & Ohio 633 box car, which is very common. However, this particular version has a type I plastic frame & knuckle couplers rather than the familiar sheet metal frame & link couplers. It could be just a frame switch but I'm curious as to what I have. I have an ancient Greenburg's Guide to American Flyer that lists this variation as NRS. Let me know if more photos would help but there's a couple of views below.
Let me know what you guys think & thanks in advance for your help!
The first question are you sure the base is plastic? Does the base attach to the shell with four brass flat top pins? Then the chances are the base is metal. The plastic floor or base is probably 1946 and it wood have been glued in the shell. It wood have had Link couplers with a very narrow shank. The metal floor would have been pined in place it the corners and had link couplers 1947-1952 only difference being from 1948 had brass weighted couplers and the remaining would have been steel through 1952. Now someone removed the links and installed the knuckle couplers after market because their train set was equipped with knuckle couplers and the link wouldn't attach to the rest.
If you have more questions I may be able to help just ask.
Don
