What kind of gas stations...

FriscoCharlie Oct 5, 2015

  1. Many Trains

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    I last saw one of those when I was a kid - the ice cream truck would come by and the guy had that to give us change as needed. About............ oh over 40 years ago now. Sigh
     
  2. Kurt Moose

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    Yup, we had "joe the Popsicle man" in a little 3 wheeler cruising the neighborhood!
     
  3. Mike VE2TRV

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    Back in the 1970s, there was the man who everyone called "Monsieur Cornet", translated Mister Cone, the ice cream truck guy. Always with the music box type music blaring on the bullhorn-like speakers on top of his modified Step Van. Every kid within earshot came running out squealing with delight.

    Those were the days...:)
     
  4. Kurt Moose

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    Amen!(y)
     
  5. r_i_straw

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  6. jamcool

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    Noticed the "mailbox" pumps...those were only around for a few years (late 50s-mid 60s) I imagine they were hard to repair due to the reduced space.
     
  7. r_i_straw

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    Git ur car warshed here for less than a buck.
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  8. Shortround

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    The last time I took my truck to the car wash it cost 'them' $375. It damaged the cap. But that was 5 years ago.
     
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  9. Kurt Moose

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    .95 cents, and that was by hand!o_O
     
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  10. Mike VE2TRV

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    I need to warm up my flux capacitor to get my buggy there.;)

    But then five minutes after I'm back, this time of year, it would be as dirty as before. I should have chosen the deflector shields instead of the time machine...:cautious:
     
  11. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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  12. Hytec

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    Every Sunday after Church service at coffee I ask for Gulf No-Nox. Sadly, there's only one server who knows what I'm saying. So I assumed he's much older than me. Turns out he's maybe five years younger. OOPS. C'Mon people, I'm not THAT old. :eek:
     
  13. Mike VE2TRV

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    Two of those insane Plymouth Superbirds at one gas station? :eek:

    I'll take one in Plum Crazy, with the 426 hemi engine... beep-beep! :cool:
     
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  14. Sumner

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    That picture brings back memories from not that long ago. When I was designing and building the rear wing .....

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    .... for our Bonneville car I....

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    ... found the picture of a Daytona and Superbird above and use it along with a protractor to determine the stabilizer's forward and rear angles for both cars. Ended up using the front angle on the Daytona and the rear angle on the Superbird for our front and rear angles. Not too scientific but we had to start somewhere. Wing build is ( HERE ).

    Sumner
     
  15. r_i_straw

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    Pump your own gas and save. Was a thing way back before my time.
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  16. Sumner

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    Looks like it was '48 according to the Life article here....

    https://www.vintag.es/2017/09/gilmore-oils-gas-teria-one-of-first.html

    .... where there are a lot more pictures.

    At first I thought it was either right before or after the war from the cars and trucks as they all appeared pre-war but then the car on the very end didn't look pre-war or some of the cars over on the street so '48 looks right. I was four,

    Sumner
     
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  17. Mike VE2TRV

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    The license plate on the Pontiac with the hood open (on the site you linked) is 1948. Also, the Pontiac itself is a brand new 1948 model!

    I wasn't even born for another 15 years. Heck, my parents weren't even married yet!:LOL:
     
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  18. RailMix

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    That Dodge pickup is sweet, but I fell in love with the blue Ford (5th car) Looks to be a '39 Deluxe, although the '40 standard was very similar. The most visible difference was the 1940 debut of sealed beam headlights. I may be mistaken, but it looks like this car doesn't have them. BTW, I wouldn't be born for another six years.
     
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  19. Pastor John

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    The fifth car looks a bit like Fozzie Bear's car in The Muppet Movie.

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  20. RailMix

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    I think you're actually looking at the sixth car. The one in the movie belonged to Fozzie's uncle, who was hibernating.:) ("My uncle's going to kill me when he wakes up." or something to that effect, Fozzie says.) There was a lot of great humor in that movie that actually held up well even on an adult level. If I recall correctly, his uncle's car was a studebaker.
     

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