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Mon Nov 25 2013 09:31 PM
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I am getting ready to start restoration of a Neptune tall 855 l in the next few weeks that will be done in red crown.
What is the correct nozzle for this pump?
Does anyone know of a supplier for the red crown pump band/belt decal?
The customer wants it done for the year 1962 so would this have had the red crown screw base globe?
Also what sign would be right sign for the doors for red crown 1962?
At the top of the side of this was a contains lead sign, would this be on in 1962 red crown regular?
Thanks
Travis
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A Neptune 855 seems to be too old of a pump for a 1962 pump brand but it could be possible.
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Jacks book says 1939 so it would have been rural and rare but possible for standard oil. This is the first Neptune I have seen in person and is in great shape. It's a tall boy like the T39's all over rural Kansas.
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Standard of Indiana phased out Red Crown Gasoline in 1961. Red Crown became American Regular in the summer of 61, Gold Crown became American Premium. This was part of the consolidation of Standard of Indiana marketing into their subsidiary "American Oil" (not to be confused with the older American Oil - Amoco - their subsidiary from Baltimore). Standard stations in the 15 Midwestern states retained the Standard identification signage but used American for product grade names, with the American brand on both station signage and product identification used in all other states, replacing Amoco and Utoco (Pan-Am had previously been replaced by Amoco). The last Standard image that was distinct to the pre-consolidated branding, used from 1956 through 1961, consisted of white over red pump for Red Crown, white over blue for Gold Crown, with decals for all pump identification. The image can be seen on page 197 of our pump restoration book.
Wayne Henderson PCM Publishing
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It won't look as Bad as having a Late 40's-50's-60's pump painted in GILMORE!
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Per your question about using a screw base globe, I believe that they stopped using crowns on pumps in 1961, so a typical 1962 pump would not have one.
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Crowns were made from 1926-1962, but that doesn't men they quit using them.
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