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Posted By: Coops 427 Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 08:41 PM
I was at Iowa Gas about 12 years ago when I first saw this National A-38 for sale. I had just bought 2 Wayne 60's and was out of money (had to borrow the money for those). A friend of mine bought the pump, brought it home, didn't do anything with it and let it sit in the same spot for 12 years. I have relentlessly been trying to buy this pump all those years with no luck till last weekend. When I went to pick it up it was stuck to the floor from all those years. I'm kind of partial to Deep Rock and I need a blue pump for the lineup. The original color was red but the cracked and crazed blue paint has been on there for many many years. I plan to keep it original as found with the paint and ad glass. I will completely tear it down and clean, wet sand the paint, rewire, install decals, install white cloth hose, etc. in the coming few months. I will post pictures of the completed rustoration. Also, I need an original reset crank and a stainless globe block off plate for this A-38 if anyone has these for sale.






Posted By: Vermonter Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 09:20 PM
Love those pumps. Good luck on the resto.
John
Posted By: st.rod Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 09:26 PM
Great pumps! Passed on one at PPIR swap meet back when. Coulda, woulda shoulda! Thanks for sharing. Would love to add one to the herd.

Larry
Posted By: Esse's Garage Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 09:41 PM
Great Lookin' Pump!
Posted By: philmccauley Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 10:37 PM
Sweet, the ad glasses make it look great.
Posted By: s932 Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 10:39 PM
that is awesome looking cant wait to see the after pictures
Posted By: gasmelincelr Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 10:44 PM
Very cool pump, I'm jealous.
Posted By: oldnfuelish Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Sun Oct 03 2010 11:03 PM
nice pump,sanfords gonna like that one, hey shawn?
Posted By: bruzer75 Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Mon Oct 04 2010 12:20 AM
That is an awesome pump!!!
Mike
Posted By: LC 336 Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:31 AM
Nice pump!!!! Be sure and post some after pics.
Posted By: sanford Re: Worth the wait A-38 - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:33 AM
Cool pump. Mick, you know me too well. I had a chance to buy a globe like that add glass back when I first started collecting this stuff, still kicking my cheap a@@ for not buying it.
Good luck on the resto.
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