And the visor over the windshield too. Radiator stone guard, big horse radiator cap--today they'd say it was pimped out. They should have saved some money for new tires.
I just came across one of those Nostalgia YouTube channels that has a couple of cool slide shows on the old gas stations. Links below. 1940s America - Life at the Gas Station [COLORIZED] - YouTube 1950s America - Old Gas Stations in Color - YouTube
I wish there was a site where we could see color photos of gas stations in the 1945-1960 era. I got my start in one of those, late 1950's. A cinder block structure, full of the sights and smells of those days. The old hand cranked reset pumps with an internal bell, which at one time had lighted globes atop...
Google images will kind of get you there... 1940's ( HERE ). 1950's ( HERE ). 1960's ( HERE ). Of course some of those cross time periods. Sumner
Quite a ways back I was hosting pictures of friend's first car. Here was probably my favorite with a little about it from the owner ... Bob Wagner - This was my first HOT car.. or ? Taken in the summer of '62 in Las Vegas. I had to take my younger brothers for a ride! It would flat fly in dirt but I couldn't take it on the the street, it wasn't licensed, nor was I. It was a flat 4 banger and the pickup bed was welded to the frame. Do you notice all of the safety equipment! What a blast!!! Sumner
That is a WOW!! When we were growing up a lot of those kind were build to use on the farm. I've we youngsters could we would shorten the chassis and have more fun. For me and some cousins that lead to off road racing in Crandon, Wisconsin. Before they built the race track was built.
Where is that and what year, about? Is that 55.9 cents a gallon, and I am sure we were complaining about that price, or were we?
If I filled up (from empty) the '69 Newport I had back in the day, at the highest price it reached up here, that would have cost me nearly $200 Canadian... Wouldn't have been long and my wallet would have been coughing up dust instead of cash...
2022 Caruthers calif. googled it.... thats been there as far as i can remember im 61 i can remember this when i was 12 or so. dad and us all use to race at the dirt track out there (its long gone now ) $5.59 gal probably up to $6.99 gal now. i believe it was built in the 40's i dont really know. but ive always liked that station with the airplane stuck in the roof..
Pretty cool. The way the wind blows here the guy wires would need to be much thicker.... https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5476251,-119.7912094,154m/data=!3m1!1e3 Sumner
