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Posted By: toychaser2005 service trucks - Sun Oct 03 2010 11:43 PM
I've been itching to do this so here it is im looking for anyone to post nice color photos of petro/auto related service trucks all vintage pre-1970 tow trucks,tankers,wreckers,etc photos of yours or others you have seen else where shows road sides etc LETS SEE UM AN HAVE FUN
Posted By: itsagas Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 12:39 AM
Here are some tanker pics that I found online.













Posted By: K W FRITH Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 12:42 AM
WOW! laugh laugh laugh I'd love to have that KOOLMOTOR truck!
That first Texaco is really a beautiful machine too!
Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 01:03 AM
WOW THOSE ARE NICE KEEP UM COMING
Posted By: upsgaspumps Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 01:48 AM
Here are some pictures of my 1938 Chevrolet Fuel Delivery Truck.

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Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:26 AM
wow i love the age patina on the shell truck
Posted By: LC 336 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:28 AM
Those are some cool pic's........
Posted By: badgas Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:36 AM
The Airflow truck is one rare beast. I think there's less than a handful of them in current existence.
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 02:51 AM
Not color but it is cool. I have a few more if black and white is OK.


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Posted By: hawkike Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 03:12 AM
<script src='http://img833.imageshack.us/shareable/?i=dscn4757y.jpg&p=tl' type='text/javascript'></script><noscript></noscript>Black and white-guess those are colors.Note the chain drive and hard rubber tires."wooden trucks and iron men"!
Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 03:22 AM
sweet love that streamline shell truck
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 03:30 AM


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Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 03:51 AM
wow that soda fountain truck is the coolest truck i ever seen WOW
Posted By: Dave Rowlison Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 08:58 AM
1964 Reo cabover, gas engine, tag axle & 1964 Trailmobile 9000 gallon spread axle just being put into service. The same trailer a few years later being pulled by a 1965 Reo powered by a 238.

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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 09:35 AM
Dave;
Your age is showing when you can post "Vintage Photos" of trucks you drove.....LOL.
And I am not so sure Frank didn't start out driving that Mack "A".
Love seeing all these pictures. Keep'em coming.
Chuck
Posted By: HI-OCTANE Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 10:46 AM
I think you guys have seen this one before. He did end up selling this for $10.000 dollars to some one he claims.Still a cool wrecker truck
1938 Dodge

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Posted By: MARK SMITH Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 11:34 AM
This is one sweet delivery vehicle!

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Posted By: eshaver Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 12:39 PM
More please !!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver
Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 12:45 PM
wow sweet truck yes we need 100 more
Posted By: fast66 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 01:53 PM
Couple of Tankers from Sweden. First off is a Chevy COE. The guy standig behind it is currently restoring one of the Futureliners iirc #8.

Second car is a British Bedford - thought it was neat with the wood cab.
Br
Claes


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Posted By: lordparaffin Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 05:12 PM
Haven't had much to comment on lately but this is one of the neatest things I've seen in a while. I very much enjoy this thread. Hopefully there will be more to come. Claes, very cool to see what's on the other side of the pond in this category.
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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 09:09 PM
From the 1920's, this one is "Dual Branded".
Love that Hat...



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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 09:12 PM
I wonder what he hauled on the back of that Three wheeler?
Posted By: VEEDOL_AL1 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 10:39 PM
AWESOME PICTURES!!!! I REALLY LOVE THE EARLY TRUCKS,,TXS CLAES FOR YOUR PICTURES,,,ALAN
Posted By: bppierce Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 11:41 PM
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Posted By: hotrodfun1 Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 04 2010 11:55 PM
Very cool pictures thanks for sharing.
Posted By: Terry Flannery Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 01:49 AM
Great thread here. The Cities Service Koolmotor truck is mine and is for sale but it ain't cheap. The truck is a 1941 International K4. Tank was made by Heil Mfg out of Milwaukee Wi and the whole unit is original and all put together in 1941. Truck is a ton and a quarter, that's what the 4 stands for. There were only 3516 of this model made from 1941 to 1944 and then they were discontinued. I did the grunt work and then turned it over to my paint guy.(Does cars that go to Barrett Jackson etc} It is as exact as I knew how to make it, new everything, runs like a dream. Pappy Vance in Hannibal MO who is the IH guru of the world and has worked on IH trucks for about 70 yrs now told me that in his time he has seen one K4 and heard of another, his words were "rare, very rare." Anyone interested I can email pic's, or you can call me 715 336 2495. Tnx Terry
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 02:27 AM


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Posted By: VEEDOL_AL1 Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 02:39 AM
WOW!!! BOY I LOVE THE TOKHEIM TRUCK..THAT IS A CLASSIC LOOKING COMBO!!! ALAN
Posted By: GILMORE Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 03:32 AM
This pic looks familiar. Wonder where I've seen it before? Hmmm... wink

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Posted By: GILMORE Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 03:41 AM
Designed by W.C. James, who was head of the special effects department at Twentieth Century Pictures Studio. The truck was illuminated with 600 feet of neon tubing. Blue neon was used for the outline and side lettering. Gold neon for the radiator shell. Red neon for the cab lettering and the Red Lion and "Roar ..." slogan at the rear. Fifteen thousand volts was used to light it. Power was created by four generators mounted on the left side of the engine and driven from the fan belt. Here's the other photo I have of it...



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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 03:54 AM
You just know that was one "Proud" driver, getting to drive that Gilmore Truck.
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 04:12 AM
It wasn't always a beautiful world for these drivers.
Car involved in this one. (not in photo)
Appears the driver swerved to miss them.

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Posted By: barn_raider Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 06:40 AM
CONOCO TOW
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Posted By: oldgoaly Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 09:47 AM
ahhhh man you guys are making me feel bad.... got a couple of Indian Dispatch tows, a wrecker, a gas truck, some panel trucks, gas pumps and stuff......all needing to be finished and I'm looking at pics....... your all going to have to come over and help me! need to pics of my own stuff.....
Posted By: Bob Richards Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 12:46 PM
Here are a couple that I got off the 'net;







Posted By: eshaver Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 01:24 PM
Keep em commin ! Ed Shaver
Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 04:42 PM
boy they just dont make'em like they used too !!
Posted By: Dave Rowlison Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 05:44 PM
It sure looks like the (Detroit) Shell doubles are running on what I call super singles all the way around !!!!

Dave
Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 09:13 PM
Dave;
You're right it does. They look like an over size single and not the "Super Singles" we run today.

Love those shots of the Mac A. I would love to spend a day driving one. Prefer it to be warm and not rainging though.
Chuck
Posted By: Esse's Garage Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 10:45 PM
Keep Them Coming!! This is a Great Thread!
Posted By: henlovestoys Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 05 2010 10:51 PM
These are real nice pictures, folks!

I will be posting CUSTOM STEEL TOY trucks that will resemble some of the pictures here.
Posted By: barn_raider Re: service trucks - Wed Oct 06 2010 05:04 AM
Sinclair photo belongs to oldgas member Wes, I think his grandpa is in it.

Check out the Phillips 66 total mobile station with gas pump and all - from Texas I think.

The Polarine horse and buggy picture shows a "Mobiloils" sign in the background that member THERMOMAN recently picked up:

Mobiloils Thread

Posted By: Jack R Re: service trucks - Thu Oct 07 2010 02:37 PM


This was in the 60's in Vegas
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Another one from Vegas 60's
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From So. Cal.
Posted By: toychaser2005 Re: service trucks - Fri Oct 08 2010 06:11 AM
nice keep'em coming
Posted By: Dave Rowlison Re: service trucks - Fri Oct 08 2010 01:19 PM
A little new for this thread but I think it's worth a look. A new 1972 12,000 gallon Trailmobile just picked up with a borrowed sleeper cab tractor.

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Posted By: Jack R Re: service trucks - Fri Oct 08 2010 02:57 PM
Posted By: DIESEL Re: service trucks - Mon Oct 11 2010 02:31 PM
I had to contribute a Humble Gas truck & SOUTHERN CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTION COMPANY! great thread!

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Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 12 2010 12:18 AM


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Posted By: Gaspedler Re: service trucks - Tue Oct 12 2010 04:07 AM
Wow, love that red GMC wrecker.
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