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#461000 Thu Sep 05 2013 11:53 AM
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:)Interesting photo,guess alcohol from corn started a long time ago.

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hawkike #461003 Thu Sep 05 2013 12:10 PM
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Great photo.


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Cool!


FREEDOM oil items wanted.




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yep, wasn't economic then and still isn't....lol


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Originally Posted By: minuteman
yep, wasn't economic then and still isn't....lol


they still haven't figured that out.. cool


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Originally Posted By: advertologist
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yep, wasn't economic then and still isn't....lol


they still haven't figured that out.. cool

LOL! They are so thick in the head...


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That photo has appeared on here before.
I believe that is downtown Omaha Ne.
Suprised me also that it existed way back then.

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Must have been a local thing,got to wonder how they "cooked" enough corn for even one station.

hawkike #461050 Thu Sep 05 2013 03:11 PM
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I like that.


I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Originally Posted By: hawkike
Must have been a local thing,got to wonder how they "cooked" enough corn for even one station.

They used Moonshiner Stills, Tinker's Great Great Great Grandfather was Head Chemist!

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Is that Steve C. pumping gas?

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Originally Posted By: Dick Bennett
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Must have been a local thing,got to wonder how they "cooked" enough corn for even one station.

They used Moonshiner Stills, Tinker's Great Great Great Grandfather was Head Chemist!


Makes sense as prohibition ended in 1933--may have been a glut of alcohol available.Even so someone would have had to be pretty innovative to use in autos.

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I do enjoy this sight, Because every night after work I learn something new! Great photos,Thanks for posting. Blake

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After starting a Model A will run on almost anything that will burn. Gasnoahl

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Originally Posted By: Cold Pizza
Is that Steve C. pumping gas?


No way!! I wouldn't cut my hair like that in any life!!!!

On a more serious note. I wonder if any of those pumps survived to today?

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