Al, I believe the 'So Cal Speed Shop' tanker car is still around, or one just like it.
Every so often, you hear of a tanker car turning up somewhere in Southern Calif.
My dad kept some of his hotrod things into our childhood (early '60's), I remember the boxes of parts. We even had a surplus drop tank in our barn. When dad sold all of the parts, the drop tank remained, and one of the halves made a suitable canoe for our pond. The good ole days...
John