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THIS WEEKS BOTW THREAD IS ALL ABOUT THE "BEST OF." YOU CAN SHOW HERE...NOW....YOUR FAVORITE BUYS OF THE WEEK FROM THE YEAR 2005. JUST SO IT WON'T GET OUT OF CONTROL, ALL I ASK IS UP TO A LIMIT OF THREE (3) ITEMS!

SO STOP AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE BUYS YOU GOT AND NARROW IT DOWN TO YOUR FAVORITE 3 ITEMS AND POST THEM HERE. THIS WILL CLOSE OUT THE YEAR AND I WILL NATURALLY GO BACK TO THE REGULAR BOTW NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT PROVIDING MY HANGOVER IS GONE FROM THE NEW YEARS EVE PARTYING.....

HAVE FUN WITH THIS!

HERE ARE MY 3 FAVES FOR 2005....


MY ORIGINAL CALSO GLOBE THAT I HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS.


NOT REALLY A BUY SINCE I GOT IT FOR FREE....BUT WAS LUSTING FOR IT FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND LUCKILY GOT IT....THE ASYLUM PUMP.


ANOTHER SIGN THAT I RATHER LIKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS FELL INTO MY HAND FROM THE NORTHEAST GAS BASH ALMOST A YEAR AGO.

DOC @ TAG.WEST
YOUR B.O.T.W. HOST!

These are the best that I turned up this year. Doc I would love to have that calso globe!
Brandon
This is probally my best purches a complete eco 46.
A single Minuetman lens.
My reem 34 (Thanks Dwaine).
And my NOS still in the box Chevron pump plates. Hope everone had a good christmas!

The Wayne 851 dosen't count, but the Bennett 132 and the Bowser 310 does. Picked these up just a few weeks ago.



Here is my third thing a Groetken 5 gal. attachment. It's going on my G&B 99



Here is the G&B 99 I picked up this year oops that's four.



Sorry I'm going to break the rules, Here is the Pennsylvania S-2 that's five I'm done.




Thanks,

Brian

Here's my first original globe.




My first original porcelain sign.



And my second Wayne 60.....

these are my best buys.the 66 cause its the nicest sign ive evere bought,the cities service may not be perfect,but the weekend that i got it more than made up for that,and the parts cleaner has a nice sinclair can

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POSTING WES MAXWELL'S BEST BUYS OF THE YEAR....
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My Sinclair collection really started this year so almost everything I have is new to me this year. I try to get the best I can afford at the time. These are some of my best items so far.


 
The globes were duplicates from my brother or from Iowa gas.


 
The extra duty sign is almost perfect. I got it from a friend of mine. I got the lubester plates from my Uncle.


 
The 5 foot Dino sign is also from Iowa gas.


 
I got the vertical strip signs from different places, the Pennsylvania from my parents for Christmas (2004), the Opaline from an auction in KC and the Mobiline from an antique shop in Arkansas.

this chrysler service came from a junk yard i nag the guy for five years for it he finally gave in
next chrysler plymouth witch i won at the greg major auction that i never posted. its now hanging at the chrysler dealer i work for
and these two chrysler sign the chrysler motors from ron bettin and the chrysler one is from mass gas.

POSTING FOR ROD "DANCES WITH PUMPS" B.O. BOTW FOR 2005....
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Hi, Doc!
Here are my buys of the year.  The National A-1,  Bowser 565, and Shell clamshell globe.  As you can see, lots of work left to do on all 3 items but enjoy doing that kind of work...a real stress reliever for me.
Happy New Year  and thanks again for posting.
Rod van Pelt
danceswithpumps 

This Dance globe is one of our best buys from 2005. We have been looking for this green version for over 15 years and were finally able to track one down.

p.s. Thanks to Doc for the help with the photo!

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Heres a shot of my Buy of the Year...



These are my two 36Bs. One with a Far-Go decal, the other with a Bearcat Ethyl decal..

Rod, that A-1 is looking good, keep up the good/hard work. You might get hired for "resto of the month"!

I made several great buys this year, but this was probably the best.

Thanks, Tom for the kind words. I sure don't regret buying it but it has been a challenge. I haven't given up on her yet. If it weren't for this site and the many GR8 people like you encouraging others like me, I probably would have.
I'm sure enjoying this thread! Really GR8 stuff, guys. Thanks for posting. Let's see some more.
Rod

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heres another buy of the week.4 visables for under 4 bucks.got sterling,yankee,dino,and lion,

here's a globe I got a couple of weeks ago, haven't had time to research it yet