When most of us started, every time we found a pump we couldn't wait to get it stripped & painted. After several years of doing that, we started to see pumps that were nice originals that should be left as found. I'm sure others regret that we/they didn't leave some of our early finds that way.
Pumps can always be re-stored/painted, but not many are left as found that show the real way pumps looked after years of use.
I owned a G&B 97 w/ Polly decals & Wilsire ad glass, tried to get a friend to restore it. After setting in his yard for 6 months I retrieved it & sold it. It was sold 2 more times & Jason Roach owns it now, still as I found it [minus the guts], almost 20 years later.
Last edited by Dick Bennett; Sat Apr 09 2011 10:22 AM.
