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1961 pump with one face Sky Chief one face Firechief, .

Had to do some work to bring out the hidden treasure

this was the pump as found


and a few pics of the recovery process







and the other face after recovery



So now after all the hard work I'm kinda wondering what its worth, the stainless is cleaning up well, and there are only a couple minor dings in it, will be adding a hose and nozzle shortly

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How cool is that! What ever possesed you to believe there was another brand under there?


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The black paint was pretty messed up when I found it, with red showing thru on one side and white on the other, wasn't real sure what brand it was I had originally started stripping it for a repaint and then when the paint started coming off it was like a treasure hunt when I realized the pump faces were in such great shape, the old paint had preserved them quite well LOL

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Welcome. So far, these pumps have not developed a following. Just my opinion, maybe $150.00-300.00 if you're lucky? Good Luck, Paul www.severngaspumps.com

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Welcome to Oldgas.com Shop Talk.
I like that Texaco branding right on the pump face.


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Well not bad then for $75 and some hard work LOL, picked this one up to at the same place for $70 BUT had to do alot more work to get it in this shape






The globe on the gulf pump is attatched by a magnet (didn't want to drill the top since it didnt originally have a globe)

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Wow,
You take the time machine when you head up to the local Antique shop? Great prices and cool pumps!


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Originally Posted By: LOWright
Wow,
You take the time machine when you head up to the local Antique shop? Great prices and cool pumps!


Thanks andLOL sometimes it seems that way, and the funny thing is if I go looking for stuff in the truck I never find much, take one of the vettes out AND pow I almost always find myself having to run home or call someone to help me get something big home that I found so cheap I couldn,t pass it up. But I have found that many of the antique shops are not worth the time we prefer little thrift stores, secondhand shops and flea markets, many times they are ready to get off of items they had no idea how to sell, both the pumps came from a second hand shop, they were buried in the back room in what looked like a scene from one of the hoarders shows, after looking around the shop I had struck up a conversation with the owner afer buying a Bennett bilt service station garbage can and had asked if they had any other old gas station stuff and she told me about the pumps and the price, it was an adventure just getting them out of the backroom lol

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Love both of them pumps. Welcome aboard too.
Mike

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