Lionel O Gauge Pure Oil Single Dome Tank Car 6-9386 — POTX 9386 — Limited Edition
Bring a splash of classic American petroleum history to your O gauge consist. Lionel’s Pure Oil single-dome tank car wears the unmistakable cream and deep blue scheme with the serrated PURE medallion and POTX 9386 reporting marks. It is a crisp, eye-catching car that instantly pops behind postwar, MPC, LTI, or modern motive power.
Why this car is special
Iconic brand story: The Pure Oil Company emerged in the 1890s as an independent counterweight to Standard Oil. Its bold blue-and-white “Be Sure with Pure” identity became a fixture of American roadsides through the mid-20th century, before the company was acquired by Union Oil of California in the 1960s and gradually retired as a retail brand. That makes Pure a perfect subject for collectors who love vintage service-station culture, roadside Americana, and classic freight graphics.
Prototype appeal: Single-dome tank cars were the workhorses of American industry, hauling petroleum distillates, lubricants, and chemicals. A Pure Oil car on your railroad tells a story—refinery to bulk depot to local fuel distributor—tying together tank farms, tank trucks, and the small-town freight house your railroad serves.
Display ready: The clean serif lettering, blue end caps, and dome platform detailing read beautifully on a shelf or in motion under layout lights.
Model details
Lionel item 6-9386 — Limited Edition series
Road number POTX 9386 with crisp pad printing
Single-dome body with dome platform, ladders, safety railings, and end grab detail
Operating knuckle couplers for easy consists
3-rail O gauge 1:48 scale, compatible with Lionel, MTH, K-Line, Atlas O, Williams, etc.
Runs on most layouts designed for O or O-27 curves
Car length approximately 10.5 inches over couplers
Condition
Car presents clean and bright with vivid cream and blue colors and sharp graphics
Includes the original Lionel window box from the period, showing shelf and edge wear, splits, and general handling typical of age—great for storage and display protection
Wheels and couplers operate properly
Great for
Building a petroleum industry traffic pattern on your layout
Pairing with tank farms, refinery scenes, and roadside service-station dioramas
Completing a Pure Oil, Union 76, Gulf, or Sinclair themed freight string
Collectors of MPC/LTI era Lionel limited runs and classic brand liveries
Pack and ship
We pack professionally and ship fast with plenty of protection so your car arrives ready to run or display.
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