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Was out and about the other day and came across this old gas station.. Thought it would be a great spot to stop and take a picture.

Railroadman

To an old fart like me the gas station looks fairly modern, but I guess it's all relative.

Fantastic looking Vette. I'm happy as can be with my C-4 but part of me REALLY wants to get back into a C-2 - bad! The more I see one that looks like yours, the worse the craving gets!

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00fxd

Funny, thats what I wuz thinkin'
Gawd I'm a dinosaur ....

Looks like a great day

Hitch

Nice Mosport Green with Black interior.. There is a classic gas station not to far away from MB...

David..

ricks327

Railroadman:To an old fart like me the gas station looks fairly modern, but I guess it's all relative.

AZDoug

since there aren't 36 pumps under one giant canopy, i guess it is a relatively old gas station.

Doug

Tampa Jerry

I love the car, especially the color. In 1970 when I worked at our local gas station, the old mechanical pumps could not go over .99 a gallon. Gas was .29 a gallon and we gave out S&H Green stamps. We also gave away glasses. I had two complete sets of glasses from the NY Jets and the NY Giants. The gas station is long gone, and the Giants play in NJ. I lost track of where the Jets play. My son asked me what the metal spout I have in the garage was used for. I told him it was used to poke a hole in a metal oil can and allow you to pour oil in the crank case without spilling it. How many of you still have stuff like that collecting dust in your garage? Jerry

oldsarge

I'm old and yes it does look more like a modern gas station. But with that beauty car it makes the station look even more modern.

Now this is old.

RatDog

Those were the days. I remember paying .19/gal in 1963. Also remember the Green Stamps and also Top Value Stamps along with the drinking glasses. Not to mention someone pumping your gas for you, washing your windshield, and checking your tires and oil.

Today, I feel lucky if the "pay at the pump" function works.

-- Steve

Railroadman

There's a whole generation of folks who have known nothing but inside-release hood latches. In the "old days", almost all cars had the latch on the outside only. All service stations did the gas pumping FOR you, and they would - without being asked - open your hood and check your oil while the gas was going in. They'd wash your windshield too.

It was fun once in a while you'd have some kid who did not know a Vette had the release inside - he'd be reaching, fumbling and peering through the grille trying to figure how it opened!

And until a few years ago I DID have one of those old oil spouts in the garage. I probably should not have tossed it out, probably will be worth something one of these days.

RatDog

They're great for beer cans .

rick66

Back in the day, 8 top value stamps stuck to the corner of a windshield looked just like a Pa inspection sticker. Not that I would ever entertain that thought.

Kerrmudgeon

We still have stations like that here.

Love that colour, car looks great.

Isn't your grill supposed to be hung up in the middle with that tab?

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thanks Dave.. do you know where in MB it is?

00fxd

Anyone remember these? They were used for the windshield wiping rags before squeegees. I remember them sitting at the pumps. They are pretty rare nowadays, they were way too easy to chuck in the garbage when squeegees were invented. I am going to restore this one "someday" ....

mashinter

They had bells on the drive so the gas jockey would know you were there, and no canopies at stations I worked at...we got wet if it was raining.

The customer was absolutely not allowed to pump his own gas!

Avispa

Indeed. Standard operating procedure at Chestnut Hill Gulf in 1977/78.

Almost forgot, that's a damn nice car you got there, sir!

69z28&ss396

NFS huh.. I feel ya on the imma get to it one day... Although, Im buying parts for my car...

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Thanks!