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Hey Guys & Gals,
It's time to share the petro relics that we've stumbled across in our recent travels, and check out what other people have found as well.
If you would like to contribute to this feature, simply post the pictures here or email them directly to me and I will post them for you. Be sure to include a story or description with your submissions.
If it's too close to the next installment, please note that I may hold your contribution for posting when the new FATW comes up. Send 'em in!!
Happy Trails!
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Unfortunately, my computer crashed this morning. It doesn't look to be salvageable, so I've put in an order for a new one tonight. All of my FATW pictures should be safe, because they were on a separate hard drive in the old computer. So, once the new computer gets here, I'll install that hard drive and post this month's pictures that I've taken.
In the mean time, I hope you guys can help me out by posting your pictures to get the thread going!
Thanks a bunch! Wes
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Oh my! I hate when that happens!!!!
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The Greydog proably never shined so brightly ! Ed Shaver
see ya on the road folks !
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Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Found this in Ausable Forks NY: No one was around to talk to was early on a Sunday morning.
Got Socony???
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Just catching up!! Randy Adrian, MI Urbana,OH Hard to believe that is part of the orginal building. Sorry for the bad picture.They were thumb tacked inside the office. It was Gulf and then a Shell station back in the day!! I'm thinking maybe a Paragon Refining Station before Gulf!! RT 33 Virginia
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Hughesville,MD Randy Rt 6 Ohio
Always looking for Hy-Flash Gas/Miller Oil, Hi-Speed Gas/ Hickok Oil and Paragon Refining items from Toledo,Ohio.
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Here's one from Mississippi with a nice lube rack.
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A couple from our last trip.
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A couple more from our trip.
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Always looking for Hy-Flash Gas/Miller Oil, Hi-Speed Gas/ Hickok Oil and Paragon Refining items from Toledo,Ohio.
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Great pictures, guys!
I love the now/then pictures of the Nash dealer and station.
My new computer should be here and running by the weekend, so I'll have some pictures to post at that time.
Keep 'em coming!
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Interesting pic of the "equipment hauler" at the Nash dealer.Any of you other truck drivers out there think that rig looks,uh,a bit overloaded?To me,that looks like a wreck to write home about on its way to happen!!LOL.Thanks for posting it hy-flash.Who knows,they might have made it!!
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Hey Old Iron...Here is the email I got the son of the orginal owner.
I think he made a mistake on the Sinclair...the globe on the pump is Sunoco. I forgot to include this with the pictures.
Hello Randy At one time there was 3 gas stations in Okolona My father opened his I believe in 1932 and operated as gas station, auto repair, and body shop until about 1954-55. He then started machining & welding. Dad passed away in 1971, then I bought the shop. The only gas I remember him selling was Citi Service and Sinclair. I'm sure one station sold Shell, not sure what the other sold. Hope this helps you.
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More from Ohio Randy Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Always looking for Hy-Flash Gas/Miller Oil, Hi-Speed Gas/ Hickok Oil and Paragon Refining items from Toledo,Ohio.
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Randy, thanks for the "before and after" photos of the station. I'm almost always wondering what the "restored" station looked like in it's "hey day".
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Finally! New computer is built, and up and running. I put my document storage hard drive from my old computer in it, too, so I have all of my FATW pictures back. Let's start with a Diamond station that we ran across in IL. It's quite well preserved considering its ca. 1930 vintage. The back has been added onto: And a couple bays were added too. This type of station originally came with just an outdoor lube rack or pit. The pump island's anchors and paint outlines tell the story of several pumps; square, rectangle, and round.
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Here's what looks to be an old Sinclair by the canopy style, but the tile isn't the right color so I'm not sure. That's Tara parked in front of it, of course! Nothing too special, bu I really like the bat-wing island lights.
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This former Western Auto is still in business. The place has been in the family for well over 100 years. Part of the building was a livery and a car shop/dealer. Neat old Marathon tanker. Looks to have been put out to pasture.
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Hy-Flash, I thought that stone station on 33 in VA was pretty cool too. I put a pic of it on the Aug. thread. Glad you got a pic of the other one! We were on our way to/from Massanutten. There are a few on that route that I need to get next time.
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Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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stopped in PAXICO KS.. spotted this cool white eagle tank... MORE PICTURES TO COME FROM THIS TOWN,,,,ALAN
Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Thanks for sharing some great photos, AL. Glad you made it home safe and sound from the road.
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Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Those are great photos,what a cool place & the bulb lit Malibu sign!Wow, reminds me of some weird sign you would see in a HUNTER S. THOMPSON movie!Those are great photos thanks for sharing!
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Big Al`s Garage Always looking for:: Veedol-Tydol-Tidex-Cycol-Tycol.
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Halehouse....
I guess you did!!!! There is alot of old gas stations on RT 33 to look at. I was driving to St Leonard, MD and it was starting to get dark so I had to keep going!
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I was deleting some photos off my camera and ran across these; they are all from a recent business trip to Alabama.
The Sinclair station looked like it hadn’t sold gas for quite a while, there was no island or driveway, just grass. Now it’s just a produce stand, I stopped and talked to the lady at the stand the sign wasn’t for sale. It always nice to know stuff is still out there.
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This building was in down town Birmingham, it used to be an auto parts supply company. The building has been recently restored to office space for a local architectural design company. When the building was restored they re made the signs that were on it in the 40’s. These signs are new, made from vinyl graphics.
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This one is for all the hot rodders on here. Not exactly petro related but still pretty cool..
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Here is a couple more stations from Okolona,Ohio This bulk plant just got sold. Looked in the window and I could see a 1970's pump inside. No signs,cans that I could see. I missed this station on my last trip to Okolona. Still trying to figure out where the Hi-Speed and Paragon were at in town. After talking to a few people in town I know where the Shell, Sinclair, Sohio were at Ridgeville Corners, Ohio on RT 6. RT 6 was major truck route going east and west back in the day. I'm thinking this might have been a Hi-Speed station. There was one listed in this town. I was told it might have been a Pure station the late 1950's...Alot of Hi-Speeds were rebranded Pure in 1953-54. Randy
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Here is one more from Jewell, Ohio Randy
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Seen this orIginal cast iron railroad sign today!!! It's in a rough section of Wilmington, De. I bet 5000 cars drive by this everyday and no one pays any attention to. It's got some damage, but pretty cool to see it still standing duty for almost a century
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Man to bad it broken up that is a rare railroad sign. Still very cool!!
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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Forgot to post these!!!! These signs are hanging in a local eatery about 15 minutes from my house..... Nice to see, but probally won't be going back anytime soon!!!!
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Here's an old station in Ogallala, Nebraska made into a tourist info office complete with brass attendant. Thanks, Rod
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PHOTOGRAPHED THIS IN AUSTIN TX,THESE WERE EVERYWHERE ON THE BUILDINGS IT WAS A OLD RAIL ROAD STATION! AND THE GHOST SIGN WAS IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON,TX LAST WEEKEND!I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS NEAT!
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