railfancwb Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Should be some hound dogs under that porchSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Anyone a fan of the “Cars” animated movie?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I like the idea of stating the tax as an amount. Probably today would need to be a sticker or plaque on the pump though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Don’t know where this is... Knoxville TN had a two level station at a wye, but I don’t think this is it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk "...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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Buttermilk Junction: 1937 One Gas Pump and Chickens. Edited March 4, 2019 by janice6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 MTH, a model railroad company selling predominantly to the three rail O gauge modelers, has offered an operating service station with several brand labels. Look at this on eBayMTH RailKing O Scale Shell Operating Gas Station w/ 3 Cars Figures 30-9133If the link doesn’t work, search eBay for “MTH gas station”.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 A poor photo of one of the many little gas station / grocery stores that missile crews stopped at on the way out to an alert to pick up 24 hours worth of groceries in the late 70's. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 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. Rode a motorcycle on the A1A several times during bike week at Daytona. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 All of these great photos of gas stations from years gone by makes me wonder what we take for granted today that people in the future will look back on with nostalgia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M&P15T Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) On 11/10/2018 at 2:03 PM, Eric said: 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. Edited March 21, 2019 by M&P15T 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, Eric 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted May 15, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted May 15, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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