Hello Everyone!

My brother has been super busy lately so I am taking over for him this month, and we both apologize that POTM is a few days late. Thank you all for great participation for last month. For this month I am going to change it up a bit to hopefully get a lot of participation! This months POTM is any and all showcase pumps. Showcase pumps are one of my favorite styles of pumps because of the unique and eye capturing designs. I unfortunately do not own a showcase pump yet, so here is a picture of my brothers Wayne 60S. I hope this month goes crazy with pictures!

Enjoy! Bring on the pumps!!!

Hello Konnor,
This surely will be a fun POTM with lots of participation and photos!

Thanks for hosting this month,
Rob

Thank you Konnor for the help. I appreciate you doing it this month for me. I hope it goes great!!

This is my Wayne 50 showcase pump. It was originally a Firestone so decided to restore it as a Firestone. My good friend Don Sherwood offered it to me and I was able to buy it because of a recent sale of one of my trucks. I am very happy to have it in my collection. Here is the before and after.

That looks very nice Matt! Thanks for posting a picture of it!

Rob

These are my two, like Matt when I found the 50 the end panels for Firestone were on it and side panels were missing, the gulf globe was also on it as found. It was Matt that encouraged me to do the rusto on the 50. Thanks to an oldgas member the sides were found for the pump. One a rusto and the other restored when I did restorations way back when.

Cool pump!

Nice pumps! Keep them coming!

Les,
That pump has a great patina look to it! Excellent work!

Rob

Thank you Rob, I really appreciate it. Again Matt was a great influence.

This 34 is not a showcase pump it is known as display pump. Tokheim also produced a 34 showcase pump. This is all I have to contribute for now.

Thanks,
Rob

Love the look. Three Step base, all there. If I could afford it is on my list.

Thanks Les,
The other thing that is kind of unique about this one is the visi is shorter than all my other 34 pumps. I wonder if this is factory? I can’t think of a good reason why someone would modify it.

Rob

You’re right, I have a tall visi I’ll post tomorrow.

These are all amazing! I hope to own one some day

I was going to wait until this was done before sharing it but it is going to be some time before it gets finished and it will be a good addition to this POTM. An oldgas member found it in a scrap yard on his way to my friend Don Sherwoods house. Before he left with the pumps that were sold to him Don asked if he wanted to sell it. A deal was made and it was unloaded. Don decided it was too big of a project and knew I would put it back together so it was offered to me. There are parts missing, broken castings and lots of bad rust. The first picture is how it looked when I purchased it. The second is staged the best I could get it for a BOTW picture. The last is after casting repairs and main display case work done. It is getting a rustoration.

That’s an incredible transformation 👏👏👏

This is one of the casting repairs done.

Fantastic stuff!! And Matt.... love the ADC Ive always liked a challenging project!

Matt is a body work master in real time , being a master certified body work technician in real life! He has a special skill set that we can only dream of!!!!

Thanks Matt!

Wow Matt, that has come a long way since you first showed it to me. Great work as usual.

Unreal, some serious craftsmanship!

Here is a rare Bowser showcase. I have never seen one in person.

Here is one of mine.

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I can not believe the pumps still have globes and glass at this abandoned station.

This is the only photo in my saved archives showing a couple showcase pumps......they appear to be originally Firestone pumps that were painted white and switched over to Union 76 as you can still see Firestone on the faceplates of the Wayne 40's. (At least I think they are, I'm not super pump knowledgeable!) The station owner must have liked everything in pairs!!
Darin

That’s not two pumps...it’s a Wayne 56...twin jumbo showcase. Here’s 1/2 of one I brought home a few years back:

And a few others I’ve drug home over the last few years...

Awesome thread guys!

I learned something new today about that particular pump model! Like I said, I'm not pump savvy since I don't collect them as I have no room for them....

Gahhh this is so sweet!! I love showcases!!

All I can say is I am totally elated!!!!

Gas Pump Rob in Heaven!!!!!!!

Thanks Konnor and Braden!!!!

I love this thread!!!!!!

No one has posted a Wayne 71 yet. I do not remember where this picture came from but thought it would be nice here. It is an early version with the cast bezels instead of the stainless.

My wife, Alice, collects Wayne 60 pumps. This is out of her collection.

These are a couple of showcase pumps a friend of mine restored. The first picture is an Erie 51S

Is the 51s legit? That 34 is not. Just wondering.

Yes it is.

Rob

My friend also restored this Wayne 50 showcase.


Rob

These are Tom Schillings display pumps.

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Great pumps you all!! Love it!

Saw a picture of this pump earlier in the thread by Petropumps. Got two halves of a Wayne 56
back together. Half the pump came from Oregon and the other came from Michigan in pieces,
but mostly there. These things are beasts!!

One more pic

Here's one of my favorites. and for all the purists I know that Manhattan (sold out in 1928) never used a 71 but still works for smalls LOL

Wow Eric!! I always wondered what happened to that pump after it went to John. Looks great...glad someone put it all back together. What an amazing restoration.

What wonderful Pc’s .Great thread showing the Good stuff !

Awesome Pumps !

Awesome stuff guys, I am in love! Keep them coming!

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Awesome pictures! It would be so cool to go back in time and buy some of those!

Rob

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Picked this up at CTO.

Here’s one I just took home from CTO for a friend. Sorry this is the only pic I have. Maybe I’ll get a better pic next time I’m there.

- Steve

Firestone 50s and 50As

A couple of mine. The Wayne 71 was originally a Firestone pump that was later converted to Union 76. Note the original Firestone ad glass sitting inside showcase and the Firestone meter faces.

Love that crispy 50 Eric.

Wayne 71 in my office at the shop.

Dang that’s cool!

Good one Ryan.

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What kinda globe is that on the 145-4?

Fantasy globe.

Remember, this is an illustration, not a photograph.

It looks like 3/4 of a Gill globe.

I believe you could duplicate it using a cut down CAPCO and custom lenses.

I plan on trying to duplicate it one day.

Later . . .

Jim

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It is not a display pump but still a cool display case.

Both versions of Tokheim 34 display pumps.

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What a great month!!!

Thought it might be cool for you guys to see a 34 display next to a standard 34. Note the height difference...real 34 displays have an extra step in the base. Quick and easy way to tell if you have a real one or just a standard 34 someone threw display doors on. Actually, the last 34 “display” that went through a major auction house and brought big bucks was not an original display!

This is a Wayne 50A that Gas Pump Ronnie restored in the 90s

He asked me to post this. Sorry it’s late.

Rob

Wow I did not know that about the 34's!! Interesting! Thank you.

That’s a nice pump from Gas Pump Ronnie, thanks for sharing Rob!!