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bondospreader Member Posts: 7 |
posted 02-04-2006 06:39 PM
  
Hey, My name is Eric Miller, my Ebay name is ericsbodyshop. I own a body shop and garage in Boone NC. I'm 38 years old and married last year to a wonderful woman. We have a 6 mo. old daughter named lauren. I collect old toys, mostly 20s pressed steel, and mopars, But got the gas bug a few years ago. I have 2 g&b visables, a bennett 646, an 866 wayne clockface in our living room, I told you she was a wonderful woman! some signs and etc.I love this site, I'm learning alot and hope to meet some of you guys soon. God bless ------------------ IP: Logged |
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sanford Active Member Posts: 83 |
posted 02-04-2006 09:35 PM
Hello, my name outside of here is Tony Jaco. My e-bay name is xjarhead1966. I have been into the gas stuff for about three years now. I've always been into old cars and trucks, though. My first pump/sign items were given to me by a guy at work who's dad owned a Gulf distributorship. I just turned 40 about 5 days ago. I have a 8 yr. old son, and a 3 yr. old daughter. My wife is very understanding, until I drive in with 7 trucks/16' trailers loaded down with pumps and signs, thus the name "Sanford and son". This web site is a lot of help and reading the posts daily is very addictive. tony IP: Logged |
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junknjohn Active Member Posts: 55 |
posted 02-04-2006 10:51 PM
Hi, My name is John Kramer I am 37 years old. I am the shop foreman at Lansing Cut Stone Co. My wife Anne Marie and 3 year old daughter Sydney enjoy this hobby with me. I have been collecting gas pumps for 18 years. My Favorite pump is my Rush VC which Tom Buckles restored for me. Followed closely by my recently purchased Wayne 800. Someday I hope to find a Wayne 576 IP: Logged |
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pegasus Active Member Posts: 383 |
posted 02-04-2006 11:01 PM
Hi folks.....my name's Richard Weir and I live in Hillsboro, Ohio with Shari, my lovely wife of almost 39 years. I'm 59 and retired from Mobil Oil back in 2001. As my username kinda implies, I collect Mobil and related companies.....plus a few items from Ashland Oil, where I worked prior to Mobil. I'm a buckeye by birth and current residence, but spent the 28 years prior to 2001 living and working Texas. I've been collecting for 20+ years and have mostly signs and cans......but the globe count is slowly rising (18 currently). We have one son who's married and lives in Texas.....and they're expecting our first grandbaby in August!! To borrow a lyric from Joe Walsh..."life's been good to me so far". Richard IP: Logged |
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picture_gas Active Member Posts: 25 |
posted 02-05-2006 12:24 AM
Hello Everyone, Some of you might know I sold my collection last year to rebuild it, I am a picture sign collector, gas and oil only I turned 29---17 years ago and have the most beautiful blonde ever, she loves this stuff, she let me pay more for a 9.9 c washington chief than I did here car (car was soon traded though HA) I have a 21 yr old son and 12 year old going on 30 yr old daughter (she collects Conoco all she needs to complete is a mint minute man under 10000). I'm a mechanical engineer working as production Manager for a large international company. I pay top dollar for near mint picture signs, please give me a shot at it, Franklin Goode from KY. IP: Logged |
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tbuckles Active Member Posts: 211 |
posted 02-05-2006 09:56 AM
Hello everybody, I'm Tom Buckles,39 years old. t3jwb on Ebay. My real job is the vehicle maintenance supervisor for United States Postal Service in Indianapolis, been there 28 years. I have been married to my wonderful wife for 12 years. She had two children when we married and I helped raise them like they were my own. They are both grown and doing fine in life. My wife is a collector herself only it's not petro stuff. I have been in this hobby for about 15 years now. I collect all things Sinclair gas and oil related. I guess the ultimate find for me would be to somehow find that untouched Sinclair warehouse, WOW, am I dreaming or what! Love National A1's, A38's, and Wayne 60's. I have always been a car guy, mechanic and like to do fabrication and body work. I have a couple of cars in my showroom where I keep my Sinclair collection. I consider myself a collector because once an item goes into my showroom it's not for sale no matter what. Alot of you see that I seem to have alot of pump parts for sale. I do. I have about three hundred pumps and a 45' semi trailer full of parts, mostly common 40's 50's stuff. I travel to mostly the midwest gas shows selling pumps and parts. That is how I support my hobby or my addiction or whatever it is that makes me love this stuff. I want to take a second and say thanks to Jim for providing such a wonderful forum and to everybody else that makes this a successful site. IP: Logged |
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IBSIKO Member Posts: 4 |
posted 02-05-2006 11:13 AM
Hi my name is Kurt Sikora. I own a mold shop near Chicago. And have been a tool maker for 35 years. Im 49 years old and been married to the same girl for 26 years. I have 3 daughters, 2 in college 1 in high school. My toys include my 69ZL1 Corvette, and my Sunoco Collection.My first resto was a Wayne 734 in sunoco colors that I use to pump Sunoco GTplus Race gas for my vette and my friends cars. Im just about finnished with my Wayne 511 Blendomatic That I got from a got from a good guy in the hobby, Tom Buckles. Would like to thank Cheeseman for his help and imformation to someone new to the hobby. IP: Logged |
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hoodchicken Active Member Posts: 92 |
posted 02-05-2006 01:55 PM
Im Scott , Im 49, been married for just about 23 years to this great gal whose givin me 5 great sons, oldest is an eng. student at Purdue, youngest is 4 and likes to run the house. I work for Ford motor co. here in chi. area. Started collecting road maps when I was 12. I have'nt been an aggresive collector as some of you are. Ive enjoyed all the posts, am amazed at the variety of topics discussed, the helpful tips you all share. I love pumps. The restorations you guys have done are incredible!!! Ilove 69 Corvettes et al high powered cars GM,Ford,Mopar,like em all, Love Pontiacs!!! I would one day like to drag home an old porcelain (white) service station, dont know if the wife would approve. IP: Logged |
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Hemibird Active Member Posts: 297 |
posted 02-05-2006 03:21 PM
My name is Chuck Spillar. I'm a 42 yr young Air Force officer assigned to Space Command in Colorado Springs. My beautiful wife Wendy and I have been married for 4 years. We were blessed this year when Santa delivered baby twins to our house on Christmas Eve...couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present. Although a distant second could have been a Clipper sign for me!! That brings us to 3 children, the oldest being 9 yrs. My wife is great about the hobby and tries to attend all the shows with me whenever possible. She only gets scared when I mention a sign with too many 0,000,000 after the first number. Luckily they are far and few between. Don't really have a favorite company since we collect a little everything but we do try to pick up something local from where ever we are stationed. Last place was Santa Barbara County so we had to find a Seaside sign. Now in Colorado we'll need to find some Frontier, Speedway or Powerlube signs. IP: Logged |
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tbuckles Active Member Posts: 211 |
posted 02-05-2006 05:11 PM
Oop's I got caught! Been on the job 28 years and I am only 39? I confess, I keep forgetting how old I am. 49 years old, HONEST! Thanks for trying to keep me in line Jarvis. Tom. IP: Logged |
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travis_towle Active Member Posts: 1144 |
posted 02-05-2006 08:49 PM
Oh check Chuck Spillar out! We have a REAL Stargate SG1 member on board! lol - that just has to be tooooooooooo coooooooooool of a job... Travis [This message has been edited by travis_towle (edited 07-20-2008).] IP: Logged |
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RARIN TO GO Active Member Posts: 480 |
posted 02-05-2006 09:19 PM
Hey Hemibird. Might be time to move on. I don't see why you would "need to find some Frontier, Speedway or Powerlube signs." That stuff is best left to us full time residents. It might be time to try to get on at Area-51 and start collecting slot machines. But seriously thanks for your service to our great country and that goes to all you other vets and active military guys who enjoy our hobby. Thanks! chris IP: Logged |
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Thunder II Active Member Posts: 1698 |
posted 02-05-2006 09:24 PM
Hemibird, I'm with Chris. Thanks for the job that you do, and the sacrifices that you make to do it... Thunder IP: Logged |
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philmccauley Active Member Posts: 799 |
posted 02-05-2006 11:34 PM
My name is Phil McCauley. I am 35 years old, married to a wonderful woman, Nikki, have 3 beautiful kids. The oldest she is 12 and the twins, boy and girl are 9. I have been collecting for about 5 years now. It started about 8 years ago with neon beer signs and led into petro somehow. I collect pumps, National A38 would be my favorite follwed by Wayne 60 and any clockface. I collect anything with petro/oil on it. I love this hobby and the great people I have me doing so, I have met several along the way. Hope to see you at some of the shows. Phil IP: Logged |
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sslick68 Active Member Posts: 615 |
posted 02-06-2006 03:15 AM
My name is Steve Schrick 32yrs old.Work for Briggs & Stratton as a machinists setup at night and me and a friend have our own landscaping business during the day that keeps me busy.I restore pumps for myself and others on the weekend for enjoyment.I also love cars especially 30s but right now have a 69 camaro conv. and a 69 427 corvette conv.I have 2 Harleys 05 and a new 06 road king.Been collecting for about 6yrs now and have around 40 pumps including 4 60s,2 36s,850 and many other keepers.I have almost 160 globes and about 40 signs,a few cans and to much other junk.I love this stuff and the other people that collect it. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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