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Thanks last week for the awesome bug thread. This week we will do delivery trcuks, tankers, and wagons. The last two installments will be:

*Filling station pictures (OLD & NEW)
*Your favorite item and story

Here is the only picture I have. This is a photo I took at the now defunct Wood River Gas & Oil show at the Shell Museum in Roxanna, Illinois. If you need me to post a phot for you just email me at quarts@mindspring.com
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ONCE AGAIN, BUNCE'S RICHFIELD TANKER FROM MASS GAS BASH:



DOC @ TAG/WEST!

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Here is an old timer originally painted Standard Oil then changedto Phillips.

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Miller Oil Co. truck from Sioux City Iowa. Check out them St.Louis pumps and the one piece globes in the background.


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Here is one for Scott an Imperial Refineries truck.


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Midwest Oil. WOW. I need that Imperial truck.

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Bud Ellinghausen sent in these pictures.





Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros.


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Here is a Texaco 39 Chevy at Iowa Gas in 1990

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Did a Google search and found this Phillips 66 truck for sale 4500 bucks



This one is in the old ghost town in Bodie, California.



34 Chevy Gas Truck



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This restored 1928 Chevy gas truck is for sale for only $35,000.00. You just gotta have it!



Need a horse to pull this Red Crown wagon.



Here's one for the Tydol/Veedol guys.



Check out this link if you like the Tydol truck, you'll love the photos of the old stations.

http://www.imagesofthepastgallery.com/collections/Gas/c-gas.htm

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Wes Maxwell shares some great pictures of his Grandfather at his Sinclair bulk plant.







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More from Wes...
"This truck is one my father made."


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Thanks for sharing these with us, Wes! The family history here makes these even more interesting and enjoyable.

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Here are a couple early trucks



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I HAD THIS TANK WAGON BUILT FOR BULK OIL DELIVERIES,IT HAS TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE PUMPING SYSTEMS,WHICH CUTS DOWN ON THE TIME OF DELIVERIES AND THE COMMINGLING OF PRODUCT.

THE DRAY DELIVERED PACKAGED PRODUCTS AND WAS SET UP TO PUMP DRUMS OR PUMP FROM A 400 GALLON TANK IN THE NOSE.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR OTHER TRUCKS IN THE BACKGROUND.WE SOLD MOBIL LUBRICANTS AND CHEVRON LIGHT PRODUCTS.
THIS IS A OLD PICTURE OF A STANDARD - KYSO TANKWAGON,IF YOU PAINTED THEM THERE COLORS (GREEN)STANDARD OIL PAID HALF.

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TWO STANDARD OIL TANKERS FUEL BOMBERS IN MIAMI IN 1939.ONE TRUCK IS THE PUMPER AND THE BIGGER ONE BRINGS THE CROWN AVAITION FUEL.

TWO STANDARD OIL TANKERS FUEL CLIPPER IN BISCAYNE BAY IN MIAMI 1940.

MULE TANKER 1913 + -.

HORSE TANKER NOTE THE BUCKET DELIVERED KYSO FIREPROOF DOOR TO DOOR.BACK IN THE DAY GAS WAS USED IN STOVES - BOOM - THUS THE NAME FIREPROOF OIL.

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A Diamond T in Texaco colors


29? Chevrolet Texaco

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34 Ford Phillips

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Two trucks from the WNAX Fair Price station in Winner SD.

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HEY DAVID,DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF A STANDARD OIL OF KENTUCKY (KYSO) TANKWAGON?
THE HOSE REEL ON THAT CRYSTAL TW BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES,THE HOSE GETS HEAVY AFTER PULLING IT 70 TO 90 FEET FIFTY TIMES A DAY.
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Note the CAB sign & FLAGS on cab.
This was taken in Ventura, Ca. Lic. plate is 1939.

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