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Hey Chris, At one time, I was going to put a Richfield Gas OF Power globe on it. It still has the globe holder under the glass top. I think they look great with a globe also. Thanks Kent.
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Send the photos Kent, I enjoy seeing them just like everyone else.
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OK, Sounds good Bob. Probably will get to it tommorrow evening sometime. My son took off with the camera!! Thanks Bob, Kent.
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Here are some more photos of the great looking items in Kent's garage.
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You don't like Richfield , do you! Even carpet on the garage floor.
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Hey Bob, Thanks with the help with the pic thing again!!! Yep,I think I have probably beat the Richfield thing to death. Still have a couple more done in Richfield..... just couldn't help myself!!!!! Kent.
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The pumps lok great with one exception , You used a West coast Richfield decal and a east coast Richfield globe on the Bennett. I mean looks fine but , Historicly , thats not correct . Ed Shaver
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Sure like those Bennett pumps,
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I was hopin you wouldn't notice that Ed. Didn't think the floor would get noticed either!! Man, you guys got an eye for detail. He HE. Thanks for checkin it out. Kent.
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Never knew pump guts could look so good as in your Bennett. I like the 70 too. Richfield colors and logo's sure make a great fashion statement, I love um.
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Koolmotor George. I ran into that too tall thing with pumps also. So I threw out that 515 Wayne pic for ya. I had to go up or down somewhere, So I went up. Yep,skylight time! Pretty spendy, so that's why the stationlighter that Jack Sim spotted,found a home on the pop machine!! Kent.
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Hey Roger, That 70 has the guts done up in it too. I try to keep the guts in them if possible. I know most people don't, but whatever floats a guys boat, right? Thanks Roger!! Kent.
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Little tidbit...Exxon tiger(and tail). Neighbors owned a Exxon station a while back, and were changing gas brands, so they gave me the tiger/tail. It came off the flat canopy roof over the gas pumps. The tiger bolted on up there and the tail hung over the side of the canopy. I was going to put it on my garage roof but ya needed a flat roof to make it look right. It's made of 3/4 plywood with angle iron brackets on back.
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Kent. The first gas station model I did way back in 2004 was a former Richfield station from right here in Richmond Virginia . It was built in 1923 and was built in a very well to do neighborhood even by todays standards . I spent every bit of a couple of thousand on the model too. Meanwhile the one time I did show it , it was copletely shunned by the judges at a very large contest here. I was so discusted that I put it away in the attic . I probably need to set it up and post pictures of it here. I showed it as it would have looked in 1959 shortly before the first building was torn down because the overhead canopy didn't meet fire saftey codes and was considered hazardous . See, the 10 X 10 building was built of Stucco. The matching canopy butted the face of the building and it too was of Stucco. There was a grease rack but it was next to the sales office . The structures were replaced in 1965 and done as a rather plain Colonial Revivial with a single attached shop. In 1968, the Richfield brand was displaced by Sinclair here in Virginia . Soon that was replaced by B P . The station operated as a gasoline station well into the mid 1980's whereas , the station simply wasn't up to modern standards and it was turned into a dry cleaner drop site . Ed Shaver
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Yep, Ed, You should set it up and show it! Your in good company here. I would love to see it for sure. I hope I haven't burned anyone out on the blue and yellow yet! Kent.
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