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#667394 Mon Sep 26 2016 10:02 AM
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Hi, I just bought a Gilbarco 996 and will be starting the restoration, I have a question regarding which brand to restore it to, Im going to keep it for myself for now but it the future i want to have a higher value in regards to which brand is more collectible and sought after if i ever decide to sell it. any help would be much appreciated

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If your keeping it for a long time do it in what you want to look at every day. Then when/if you decide to sell it will need a fresh restor then do it then. Jmo


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I've restored many pumps over the years. I found that the overwhelming first choice of casual buyers was red & white color: Texaco and Mobil. I personally got tired of red & white, but that's what sold the quickest.

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I don't ever remember restoring a pump that wasn't red and white, including a Wayne 60 display pump that I sold at the 2nd Iowa Gas back in the 1980s. Just to let you know how things have changed, I sold the 60 for $1000.

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Hi
I have a 996C as well (I am assuming you have a C) and will be restoring it back to it's original colours (it was from my great aunt's station).
I guess the best way to answer you that I know of is to first figure out where you intend on selling it (assuming you did). If it is here in Canada as opposed to the US, you might want to lean towards something more Canadian which likely is in more demand. Being in Dunnville, I'd look at stations that are more Niagara-Hamilton-Toronto related as this would like be your selling area.
Next time period correctness and variety of brands and colours could impact things. My aunt's station was a Shell and I have learned in my research that there wasn't a set colour scheme at the time and there appears to have been many way of painting the pumps with the Shell red and yellow (I love the scheme a lot so I am more than happy with it). Rare brands and scheme's for brands along with basing it on old photographs as a tribute could be something that appeals to a buyer with a fun bit of history tied to it.
Lastly, I completely advise to make sure it ultimately is eye catching for you. Unless your intending to restore it and sell, colour/brand it in the way you enjoy it and worry about whether a buyer will enjoy it as a secondary problem.


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