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Picked up a couple MS80's from an old guy and we began to chat a bit about collecting. He was 89 yrs young and had been at it awhile. He asked if I wanted to see his pedal tractor collection and I said sure. Went to an old shed where he had over 125 pedal tractors - none for sale but still very cool to see them all. Tucked back in a corner was this sign. My last name is White so was attracted to it immediately. Asked if it was for sale and he said for the right price so we worked that out. When was the last time anyone got a five quart oil change for a $1.29?

Great sign and it sounds like your the perfect person to own it.

I have a Brown's radio and TV repair sign.
I hope to find a Brown that will purchase it.

Owned an oil change place earlier this year. I was paying 1.79 a quart for Peak oil.

Five quarts of oil, an oil filter and labor all for $1.29???

Wonder, what year that would be from?

1.29= 5x .258cents a quart!!!

Wow that would have been cheap.


This was 20's and 30's for mobil (yes i know that pic is a repop but you get the ideal)

Dang! That is cheap. Really cool sign!!

Could it have been for recycled oil possibly?

Most likely was Bulk oil out of a Lubester.
McGuffey, ya didn't take into account the filter!

Jack or hawkike,
During Gas Wars & Overstock of gasoline at refineries when they were almost Giving the gas to stations, did they also Discount the Oil Products ?

If so i never heard about it.

at that price had to be in the 30's..

In 53 and 54 when I worked in the Standard station we charged 40 cent a quart for Havoline which we kept under the counter and regular Standard was 35 cents and recycled oil was 15 cents a quart in cans. That's what I ran in my 47 Ford. You have to remember oil filters was not standard equipment on cars until the mid fifties or there about. Mitch

They probably skipped it for that price!!
It says "oil" change not filter change!! Lol

Not all cars had oil filters & when they did the filter was changed every other oil change.
This car owner got 5 qts of oil, a chassis lube for 25¢, a set of Firestone spark plugs for 50¢ each, & 3 qts of flushing oil all for $4.80 in 1940.
I can remember flushing the crankcase but it wasn't with flushing oil !

Dave

Dave - that is really cool. When I worked at a Texaco station back in the mid-60's we use to keep a card file similar to the one in your picture on every car we serviced. Looks like your record sheet was started in October - any idea what year? That could certainly help date the sign.

Steve:
I incorrectly mentioned that it was 1940, I should have said he was driving a 1940 Chevorlet starting in 1941.
The posted entry came his #3 booklet of the 5 that I have.


Dave

The sign looks more like it's from the 60's and as someone pointed out it didn't mention filter which probably came in at $15 It was probably some kind of loss leader anyway. When I worked for Firestone we used to do a safety inspection for $1 just so we could find something to sell the customer.

I was just at an oil change shop for a safety inspection certificate and license decal when I overheard the oil technician decline to change the oil on a car because the mileage since the last change was too low. Now when does that happen! Made everyone's day in the waiting area.

Discount Tire turned me away last week because I was 200 miles under the recommended tire rotation mark.
Rotation was free,but still..

I wonder if they included striping your oil pan drain plug threads like the quick lube places do around here! Seems like we see one a month come into our shop striped. Not Funny

Rob