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Post by algears on Oct 30, 2011 15:02:34 GMT -5
Found along the 2 lane... Attachments:
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Post by algears on Oct 30, 2011 15:03:23 GMT -5
Could it have been Mayberry? Attachments:
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Post by algears on Oct 30, 2011 15:04:06 GMT -5
Was there one in your hometown? Attachments:
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Post by algears on Oct 30, 2011 15:07:09 GMT -5
Prices pre-date my memory... I remember it being in the 30s though. We could cruise all evening on $2.00 worth of gas in a '66 Impala with a 327... Attachments:
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Post by algears on Oct 30, 2011 15:09:11 GMT -5
Thanks, Bong!
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Post by algears on Oct 31, 2011 5:23:29 GMT -5
Sorry I posted before ya got all the pics up. That is just to cool though!!!! That gas pump alone must be worth a few grand. Very Very Cool. Now if only we could get someone else to pump our gas and give us "the works" these days I wouldn't mind the 4 bucks a gallon so much. You know, Clean the windshield, check the oil, antifreeze, tire pressure etc.. all that used to be free with a fill up. Oh well  Now, THAT brings back memories - I used to work at one of those gas stations during the gas shortage of '73 in Denver, CO. There were only 2 self service stations (we were not one of them) in town that I knew of. One was on highway 285 just east of Sheridan. Every other place that sold gas did service work (how many of those do you see now?). I worked at a Texaco station. We rationed our supply that we could get. Opening at 7 am, there would be a line of cars waiting. We pumped 1,000 gallons in about 90 minutes, then put out the "NO GAS" signs and spent our time in the service bays. Opening the pumps again to another line at 3 pm, we pumped the other 1,000 gallons - sometimes in 45 minutes, and shut them back down, hanging a sign on the last car that said, "LAST CAR". People got seriously angry if they pulled up and saw that car. One incident I will always remember: I was pumping that last car - a beautiful 65 Mustang that just happened to have a cute girl driving it. A pickup truck pulls up along side, and I tell him "Sorry - we're out-" and he looks at the GUN on his rack behind him, then says to me "doesn't look like it to me". I turned away (shaking a little), finished the transaction (yes, we pumped before collecting money - almost always cash - credit cards were a hassle back then) and walked inside. He just sat there. Finally, after a few minutes, he peeled away... Here is an interesting insight into the "gas shortage" of 1973: prior to the shortage, we normally pumped about 1,100 gallons for the entire day. We could get more - but we couldn't sell it. During the "shortage" we could ONLY GET 2,000/day from the supplier. Sold MORE gas during the "shortage" than before and after. |
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Post by porboy298 on Oct 31, 2011 7:19:40 GMT -5
Somebody took a lot of time and money to restore that little jewel. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by inuyasha on Nov 21, 2011 12:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by skuttadawg on Nov 21, 2011 18:19:42 GMT -5
I thought you had to get the scooter up to 88 MPH first .
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Post by algears on Nov 21, 2011 18:41:09 GMT -5
I thought you had to get the scooter up to 88 MPH first . Nitrous.... ;D |
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Post by piccola on Dec 8, 2011 14:05:50 GMT -5
Nice pics. I remember those days of service at gas stations. When I started driving, gas was 17 cents a gallon. We would all throught in a few quarters and we would take the Green Hornet, (a big tank of a car), all the way upstate NY from Long Island for the day. Always had a great time.
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Post by inkyben on Dec 8, 2011 14:13:23 GMT -5
I thought you had to get the scooter up to 88 MPH first . Can't forget the flux capacitor! Haha |
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