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fance69 Active Member Posts: 21 |
posted 01-31-2006 06:56 PM
  
just curious as to the most popular oil brand when it comes to restoring pumps. IP: Logged |
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thermactor Active Member Posts: 1393 |
posted 01-31-2006 07:07 PM
Probably Texaco. Mobil, Shell, and Sinclair are probably close seconds. Wes IP: Logged |
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THE AMERICAN GARAGE Active Member Posts: 5342 |
posted 01-31-2006 07:48 PM
I HAVE: 3-MOBILGAS (1 IS MARINE) 1-TEXACO 1-LION 1-RICHFIELD 1-GULF 1-PHILLIPS 66 1-CALSO 1-AMOCO 1-SINCLAIR 1-FLYING "A" EXCEPT FOR THE LION, THESE ARE ALL EAST COAST BRANDS AT ONE TIME. DOC @ TAG/WEST IP: Logged |
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Dick Bennett Active Member Posts: 6015 |
posted 01-31-2006 08:16 PM
A few years ago, it was ANY pump that was painted red [TEXACO, MOBIL etc.]. But now I think it is leaning towards the Black, Green, Orange or Yellow painted brands [Gilmore, Polly, Shell, Gulf etc.]. jm2c Dick IP: Logged |
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Alex Active Member Posts: 689 |
posted 01-31-2006 09:23 PM
4 Texaco Two red, two silver. Am giving serious thought to doing apump basd on colors. Polly, Gilmore,other great colors. IP: Logged |
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kmann Active Member Posts: 1782 |
posted 01-31-2006 09:32 PM
someday i will finish my gulf marine... blue and white... m&s80.. plain and simple. red and white pumps are a dime a dozen with polly colors right behind. BUT... do em' anyway you feel... hmmmmmmmmm... kinda partial to the red and cream scheme too... hmmmmm... who did that... IP: Logged |
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kwilal Active Member Posts: 105 |
posted 01-31-2006 09:40 PM
I'm guessing D-X, but I have been wrong before.  Ken IP: Logged |
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gatorgaspumps Active Member Posts: 992 |
posted 01-31-2006 11:18 PM
Hey kmann, how about a cream and red Wayne 50A show case with a bearcat globe. One day soon. I think mobil texaco shell but out on the west coast you see alot of polly and richfield. I think it depends on your area. Richard IP: Logged |
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Seth Robbins Active Member Posts: 1470 |
posted 01-31-2006 11:52 PM
Customers are ordering pumps both restored & reproduction in Texaco (Star & Firechief) about 4 to 1 to any other brand. Next would be Mobil, then probably Pollygas. IP: Logged |
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SWABBY Active Member Posts: 303 |
posted 02-01-2006 08:16 AM
Just depends what you intend to do with the restored pump...If you intend to keep it, paint it whatever color/scheme you like best. If you intend to sell the finished product, TEXACO (painted in Dodge Viper red) is always a good choice. Last year I restored 26 pumps, and have already done 3 this year. My best sellers are Polly (3 color) and Gilmore (4 color)..Another thing about selling restored pumps,,,folks on the left coast really don't want east coast/midwest brands. They want to stick to the west coast brands they are familiar with....Warren IP: Logged |
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squick Active Member Posts: 136 |
posted 02-01-2006 10:29 AM
Here is a shot of a pump I did in Marathon with my own color scheme. I wanted a pump with diffeent colors instead of red, and white and blue.  IP: Logged |
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kmann Active Member Posts: 1782 |
posted 02-01-2006 10:57 AM
go git' em' gator... i think those colors are class !!!... i got to check some of the pump archives on this site... the one i saw might have been either a gilmore or on the dx as ken said... sorry squick.. i can't pull that pic up here at work.. not your fault... some are blocked out here.... check it out when i git' home.. kmann IP: Logged |
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fast66 Active Member Posts: 528 |
posted 02-01-2006 11:22 AM
Nice resto! I like those Canadian GB's with the extra crome. thanks for the peek. Claes IP: Logged |
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1PetroFan Active Member Posts: 318 |
posted 02-01-2006 02:01 PM
From reading these posts, guess I am the only guy who has a Sunoco pump. When I first started collection pumps, I always said I was not going to do Texaco - EVERYBODY HAS TEXACO PUMPS ! Then I said - not gonna do a Mobil pump - EVERYBODY HAS A MOBIL PUMP ! I am going to do my tall 39 in Texaco(thinking about red and CREME), and I will probably do a pump up in Mobil as well. I want one of EACH BRAND ! Brady IP: Logged |
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Alex Active Member Posts: 689 |
posted 02-01-2006 02:08 PM
1Petrofan. I may get flamed for saying this. On the one hand I believe people should be able to paint their pumps whatever they want....but, (you knew that was coming) I am enough of a purist to encourage you to paint it a true Texaco red and not add the other colors. Whenever I see a two toned or a green, even the trim, Texaco gas pump. In the back of my mind I still say, "that's not original" Please take this comment in the spirit for which it is ment. I screwed up on my Texaco pumps and didn't paint the bases black and it still bugs me. Good luck with your project, whatever color(s) it ends up. IP: Logged |
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