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1 minute ago, railfancwb said:


Don’t know where this is... Knoxville TN had a two level station at a wye, but I don’t think this is it.


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"...Henry Pease's Associated service station decorated for Christmas on corner of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Ocean Avenue, Courtesy of Bud Sandkulla…"  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/457467274627770770/

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MTH, a model railroad company selling predominantly to the three rail O gauge modelers, has offered an operating service station with several brand labels.

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Look at this on eBay
MTH RailKing O Scale Shell Operating Gas Station w/ 3 Cars Figures 30-9133

If the link doesn’t work, search eBay for “MTH gas station”.



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On ‎8‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 6:55 AM, willie-pete said:

Gas Station on Cocoa Beach when 520 and A1A were two lanes. Bought gas there a few times.

 

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Rode a motorcycle on the A1A several times during bike week at Daytona. 

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On 11/10/2018 at 2:03 PM, Eric said:

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This....

This shows that there were some fantastic times and places in the past.

It wasn't all dust-bowls, flu pandemics and black-lung from working down in the mines.

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This has been standing by US41a in Nolensville TN with essentially this appearance for a long time. Has housed a number of businesses, none particularly long term. It may have survived long enough to now have a new lease on life, as the area beside and behind it appears ready to become a strip mall while leaving this in place.

I think it was originally a Pure gasoline station based on the architecture. It does not appear to have ever had bays as part of the structure.


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12 minutes ago, Eric said:

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My father owned three "service stations".  One was a heavy truck GM dealership.

I learned absolutely nothing about automobiles from him.  He didn't believe in maintenance, and he believed that preventative maintenance was a total waste of money.  I asked him why he bought Chryslers all the time and he said, "They last the longest".

I even burned out the engine in his '46' Chrysler racing it wide open.  The mechanic that looked at it asked me why I didn't check the oil, or change it.  There was no oil in it.   I told him I never knew you were supposed to do that. (My sisters totaled another one)

When I got my own car, I had to learn everything from scratch.  I even spent a couple of Summers learning about carburetors and created symptoms in them so I could diagnose them. I rebuilt all the popular brands including Quadra jets and Webers.

I should have been ahead of the curve if my dad had ever cared to learn so he could teach me.  In the end, my BIL and I had a rebuilding business on the side.  I did clips and everything in between.

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I should add to the above, I did NOT do any engine bottom end work.  Every reference I read said that "If it looked ok...….".  How the hell would I know if it looked OK, if I never had any experience.

So I only did heads and manifolds to keep from screwing up an expensive engine.

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9 minutes ago, janice6 said:

My father owned three "service stations".  One was a heavy truck GM dealership.

I learned absolutely nothing about automobiles from him.  He didn't believe in maintenance, and he believed that preventative maintenance was a total waste of money.  I asked him why he bought Chryslers all the time and he said, "They last the longest".

I even burned out the engine in his '46' Chrysler racing it wide open.  The mechanic that looked at it asked me why I didn't check the oil, or change it.  There was no oil in it.   I told him I never knew you were supposed to do that. (My sisters totaled another one)

When I got my own car, I had to learn everything from scratch.  I even spent a couple of Summers learning about carburetors and created symptoms in them so I could diagnose them. I rebuilt all the popular brands including Quadra jets and Webers.

I should have been ahead of the curve if my dad had ever cared to learn so he could teach me.  In the end, my BIL and I had a rebuilding business on the side.  I did clips and everything in between.

I’ve rebuilt a lot of carbs. I would have loved to have access to a flow bench and decking machines And such. There is only so much you can do with a kit, some Chemdip and proper adjustments. It used to irk me to have to take a carb to a shop, if it needed something I didn’t have the equipment to deal with. 

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