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ccranium		#1 Posted : 11 June 2023 08:58:07(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 79 Location: Seattle area		Can anyone tell me who made this tank car, and hopefully also the model number? Does anyone know what company the "BOV" logo with crossed rock hammers is for? It's all plastic except for the metal couplers. Thanks in advance! Brian


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Unholz		#2 Posted : 11 June 2023 09:08:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,394 Location: Switzerland		My guess is Liliput 225 A, but could it be that your picture is very dark? They (or rather their blue) normally look something like this: https://www.ebay.de/itm/165204797297 However, I see that darker versions also seem to have been produced: https://www.rarelocos.co...-bo-225-a-6-ho-1-87.html Additionally, the arrangement of the domes and ladders on top of the tank differs: https://marnan.eu/artike...al-ketelwagen-zwart.html The sign is probably not BOV but simply BV which stands for Benzol-Verband, apparently an early name for the company ARAL (see German Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral ).
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heinrichhess		#3 Posted : 11 June 2023 12:15:38(UTC) Retweet
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ccranium		#4 Posted : 11 June 2023 17:20:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 79 Location: Seattle area		Thank you, Unholz! It's definitely the Liliput 225 A/6. Mine is missing the ladder/railing and the undercarriage piping, but I can see where they would have been attached. The color matches. Great link to the history also. Since the car's labeling indicates it's Austrian, would this be a replica of a war-time BV car while BV controlled distribution there?

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Unholz		#5 Posted : 11 June 2023 19:02:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,394 Location: Switzerland		Hi Brian, Yes, the model itself is quite an old Liliput (Austria) production, I would guess from the late 1950's to the early 1960's. And the "B. B. Österreich" standing for the owner of the car also seems to indicate a pre-war or wartime vehicle. But please be aware that Liliput did not necessarily regularly change the road numbers of their cars and trucks for each individual series in those days, so you might well be able to see this specific number plate/labeling also on a green BP or a yellow Shell tank wagon, etc. Printing was costly and not as easy as it is now, and Liliput was a price-conscious manufacturer. Enjoy your piece of history! Regards, Stefan
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