#80391
Sun Jan 15 2006 07:45 PM
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Found this Texaco base last weekend. Does anyone know what type of sign went on it? Thanks...Larry 
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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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#80392
Sun Jan 15 2006 08:07 PM
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I have no idea, but It's pretty cool.
Brian
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#80393
Sun Jan 15 2006 08:12 PM
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Probably one of those octagonal "clean clear golden" curb signs.
In any case, it's awesome! Is that original paint or a repaint? Man... I want one...
Wes
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#80394
Sun Jan 15 2006 09:01 PM
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 It is a repaint Wes.
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#80395
Mon Jan 16 2006 04:27 AM
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Looking good Larry... i see your getting the picture posting down.
Now if Larry and Rex can post pictures anyone can! LOL
Looking for anything from Hoosier Pete, Platolene 500 and Red Bird.
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#80396
Mon Jan 16 2006 06:07 AM
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Who said posting pictures was difficult?? Just take JJ's class..."Picture Posting 101". Thanks John...it only took me 2 hours on the phone with him and about 10 hours by myself.
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#80397
Mon Jan 16 2006 07:08 PM
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LARRY:
YOU DID REAL GOOD, LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN PAINTED, BUT THAT'S OKAY. IT GOES TO THE OLD CURB SIGN. HANG ON TO IT, IT WILL BRING YOU A BUCK OR TWO. LET ME KNOW IF YOU EVER WANT TO DUMP IT ???
GOOD JOB PAL !!!
DOUG
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#80398
Mon Jan 16 2006 07:55 PM
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FYI, these have been repo'd in MEXICO in castiron.
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#80399
Mon Jan 16 2006 08:10 PM
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your right dick took the words right out of my mouth
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Tue Jan 17 2006 05:30 AM
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Dick:
You might have something there... Noticed it says Texaco on the bottom, not The Texas Company.
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Tue Jan 17 2006 08:23 AM
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Dick is right (as usual) but, if you have Texaco curb signs, it is a good way to display them as opposed to hanging them.
Alex
Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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#80402
Tue Jan 17 2006 04:15 PM
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Thanks everybody for taking the time to post about this Texaco base. All you old Gasser's are great. Dick: on your post about being reproduced in Mexico, got me thinking. I called some Texaco collectors and other people in the gas & oil collecting. So far, nobody has seen this base but most have the same conclusion that you have, that it is a reproduction. If so, as always, Buyer Beware. As this hobby is going more to reproduction, I think it is more than ever,time to have all items dated by the manufacturers. Wheather this is a reproduction or real, it is a cool looking piece and yes, Ales, it would look good with a Texaco curb sign. If these items start showing up at shows, I would like everybody to know that these bases are reproductions and not real ones, so they don't get ripped off. What would be a fair price for this base??? Does anybody have one so we can compare it to this base? Thanks...Larry
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Tue Jan 17 2006 04:33 PM
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I believe there was a post about this base on this site in the past but could not find it while searching. The conclusion at that time was that it was a fantasy piece and was never produced by Texaco.
Bill Fortune
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Tue Jan 17 2006 05:34 PM
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LARRY:
I DON'T KNOW A VALUE FOR THE BASE, BUT I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN COLLECTING NOTHING BUT TEXACO/HAVOLINE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. ALTHOUGH I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BASE BEFORE I WAS SUCKERED ALSO.
ONCE AGAIN I'M SO HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT REPRODUCTIONS ON THIS SITE, BUT THEY'RE COLLECTORS WHO INSIST THIS IS GOOD FOR THE HOBBY... A BUNCH OF BS IN MY BOOK. I'LL BET THAT EVEN THE OLD TIMERS HAVE A REPRODUCTION OR TWO IN THEIR COLLECTION. THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT. LET'S BE HONEST EVERYONE...
HAVE A GREAT WEEK ALL, DOUG
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#80405
Tue Jan 17 2006 07:22 PM
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Your base is better than NO BASE for a curb sign.
As for reproduction go, WE will never be able to enforce the dateing of such [but we can try]. Not everyone can afford or find the originals to display. And without the repo's, [cans, globes, decals, signs, pumps, parts etc. etc.] there would be ALOT of PLAIN gaspumps, dens & display areas !
Besides, Seth has a GROWING family & needs the bussiness !
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