Tangent Scale Models - HO Scale - General American 8,000 Gallon 1917-Design Radial Course Tank Car - Conoco (CONX) #2627 - “Continental Oil 1923+ Lease” - Black, White With White Lettering (SKU 20009-19023-01)
Available On: November 1, 2022
By the end of World War I, U.S. production of oil and oil-related products was sharply increasing thanks to the combination of war-related demands as well as demands from home. In order to move oil and new consumer products, tank car producers introduced new car designs. In 1917, General American Tank Car introduced a new general service 8,000 gallon non-insulated tank car that became immensely popular with bulk liquids shippers.
Our RTR models include correct “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement. Finally, our scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels and Kadee scale couplers, meaning our models are truly ready to run.
Features for these awesome replicas include:
CONX “Continental Oil 1923+ Lease” is an all-new “plain black” offering for the early steam era modelers out there. Continental Oil tank cars were found all over the USA with oil initially sourced from the mountain west states of NM, CO, WY, UT, ID, and MT, and in later years sourcing oil from the plains states. Destinations for the oil were far and wide around the United States, with cars photographed from California to Baltimore, MD. In later years, some of the fleet was stenciled “CONOCO.” Our CONX Continental cars from 1923 include era-correct K-brakes installed.
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