What kind of gas stations...

FriscoCharlie Oct 5, 2015

  1. Tomkat

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  2. Many Trains

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    In a way, I think I like the way the town used to appear. It doesn't look bad today but maybe I can just somehow relate to the old appearance.
     
  3. Hardcoaler

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    Memphis, TN, just call 7-2336.

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  4. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    The old view has a certain quaint charm. Hoping to swing into town real quick next month, while checking out a bit of MRL.
     
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  5. r_i_straw

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    What kind of gas station was this in Austin, Texas, 1953? There is a clue.
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  6. Shortround

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    They sell Standard Oil.
     
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  7. Mike VE2TRV

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    They seem to be a front for a soda pop speakeasy... even have the local law enforcement well lubricated too.;)

    Nice scene.
     
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  8. r_i_straw

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    Well, only one component of Standard after the breakup.
     
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  9. Hardcoaler

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    I see Pegasus on an engine oil banner ad to the left, so maybe Mobil?
     
  10. r_i_straw

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    And we gave a winner.:D(y)
     
  11. Shortround

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    Ah shucks! I need those new glasses. I misidentified that symbol. :(
    Congratulations Russel. (y)
     
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  12. BoxcabE50

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    Yup. Even though they had changed from Mobil to Mobilgas, when I first pumped gas in '59, we still had the old Pegasus oil cans, etc. I still have these souvenirs from sixty plus years ago:

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  13. Hardcoaler

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    I was a lubricants buyer for many years in my career. Years ago, our ExxonMobil salesperson gave me a Mobil1 ballcap that features Pegasus on the back. Glad to see that the icon remains in use.

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  14. r_i_straw

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  15. Kurt Moose

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    Wow, 26 cents a gallon!

    Two good Muscle cars at the pumps too, I'd take that Challenger for sure!

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  16. acptulsa

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    I was thinking it would be fun to have that other Dodge--the one behind the LeMans.

    Show these millennials what five feet of shoulder and hip room feels like!
     
  17. Mike VE2TRV

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    Like my '69 Newport... when I came near a bus stop, people started looking for their change...:D

    Man, I had fun with that beast.:cool:
     
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  18. BoxcabE50

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    Yes. I was right smack in the middle of this era. We could often get TEN gallons for TWO BUCKS. Great days of big Holley double pumpers. Cars which easily made big horses, naturally aspirated. Without needing fancy, expensive computer controlled systems.

    This was right before the Feds stepped in and forced oil companies to change how the process worked. And caused so many stations to be closed in the early 1970's. :mad::mad::mad:
     
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  19. Shortround

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    I was a big Buick fan back then. After military service I turned to VW bugs and small motorcycles.
     
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  20. HemiAdda2d

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    Double pumpers, dual quads, Six Packs and big blocks with more than 400 CI displacement.... Born too late, but I certainly appreciate the muscle era.
     
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