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#145084 Sat Jul 11 2009 08:44 PM
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I don't know how I got here. I mean, how did this happen? confused

I am a Mopar vintage muscle car fan/owner. I had a new 69 GTX "back in the day" and bought another one last year after I retired. My wife and I are having a great time with it going to car shows and cruise nights. cool

Life was good. Then, a friend gave me an original ECO Model 98 Tireflator. I decided to restore it to its former glory and put it in my garage so I started doing research on the net. Then it happended: I got hooked... on old gas station memorabilia. grin

I'm a born collector (militaria) and have been for many years. So I know that studying your field of collecting is important. And it takes years to amass this knowledge. crazy

I only have a 1 car garage so am not looking for gas pumps and other large items. But a few nice signs would look cool around my GTX. Since I live in the Great White North, I'd prefer signs that were used in Canada. whistle

So my question is: where do I start? How do I avoid being ripped off with repros? What do I read? cry


Bernie
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WELCOME to OLDGAS
You will find out soon this "Hobby" is VERY ADDICTIVE ! WE all started out just wanting 1, like a junkie only wanting 1 fix then another & another etc etc . . . . . . . . . . .
Restore a pump for the wife [might get 1 in the house then].
Get all the repo catalogs you can, so you will have a good idea what has been repo'd. Read old post & do lots of searches on oldgas. Network just like you do with the car guys [start with Wes Hague]. Visit as many collectors/collections as you can. Got a question, ASK. We can't help if we don't know what the question is.
You are among Friends NOW, so enjoy.
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Bernie, welcome to the site! With the GTX, a G&B Trimline, Bennett 3112 or the Tokheim 952-AT, as well as, some other pumps would be "period correct" and look real good as a display. I have a 1 car garage and it is surprising how much one can "cram" into it and still have room for your car.


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Read everything,talk to everyone & meet as many people from this website as you can.
A good start would be attending Iowa Gas this August 5-6-7,in DesMoines if you can make it.http://www.iowagas.com
Welcome.


Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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Welcome to the site, I agrees with Dick you among friends now, ask as many questions as you want, somebody here will usually have an answer. Good luck you garage will be full soon and it will spill into the house.


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Bernie,
Welcome to Oldgas.com Shop Talk. Reading the discussions here will help you avoid paying vintage price for a fake. Asking questions will bring out info from those who have been there before.

A great spot for a gas pump is outside, right next to your garage door. I put one there and my wife even approved, afterwards.


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WELCOME BERNIE TO OLDGAS!

DOC HERE AND BEEN COLLECTING 24 YEARS SINCE 1985. LICENSE PLATES ARE WHAT GOT ME ROLLING INTO THIS HOBBY! smile


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Hi Bernie- Welcome to Old gas- go to whatever shows you can- look at signs -cans etc- everything you can- get an Idea what the asking prices are- talk to as many people as you can- most of the vendors at shows are also collectors- Subscribe to petroleum Collectors monthly and Check the oil mags{I can send you a couple back copies of these if you have never seen them}- ask all the questions you want to on this site- You can also check auction resulet etc from Aumann and Dan mathews-gives rough idea what things are selling for- Build a second garage- thanks Don


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...welcome to the site & hobby...the larger signs are less-repro'd than the smaller stuff, as a general rule...Don's right - soak up as much information as you can from the web and swap meets, and some helpful hints around Christmas will get you a library of reference books (and your friends/relatives will be relieved that they can easily find a gift for you)...I would add, learn how to post photos on this site with your questions..."a picture is worth..." etc.


Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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Welecome Bernie I also have a 69 GTX.I also love all the pumps and signs,it's just as enjoyable of a hobby as the cars.I hope you have a good size garage the stuff seems to multiply fast.I started out just wanting one pump to display I probably have 25-30 pumps and have sold or traded over 50 of them over the last few years.The more your around some collections and look at stuff I think you will get a feel for whats real or fake,but I'll admit once in awhile it's tough.Ask alot of questions and you'll be ok.Try to post a pic of the X in the non petro disscusion area.
Good Luck Joe

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BERNIE--Welcome! I only started a couple years ago to change the look of my shop and add to the decor! My shop is now full and my small hobby has turned into a semi--full time hobby!
All the guys have given excellent advice and you've turned to the best web site on the planet for information. I can't begin to tell you how much this site has saved me over the years! Theres a wealth of knowledge on here so be sure to use it! Good luck on your collecting!
PS--I used to have a 67 GTX W/ 440 Magnum--wish it was still here!----KEVIN


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Welcome Bernie. You're off on the right foot already.....asking questions on the premier site on the web for this hobby. I ask questions all the time and almost always get the info. I need to make an informed decision. Pictures go hand-in-hand with questions so always have a camera at the ready. Make a few friends and contacts and use your collectors' instincts.


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Bernie welcome aboard. One thing--MOPARS SUCK!!! Well not really I have 9 or 10 right now and I was where you are maybe 6-7 years ago. i did my first pump 12 years ago and learned my own body and paint work.

Right now I am working on a 70 Roadrunner/ actually a Belvedere, my daughters, 67 Short wide Power wagon 8 lug half ton, 67 Dart 340-6 pack, 38 Plymouth 5.7 HEMI and a few others.

I have a done 70 Cuda vert 440-6 clone and have two other cudas but am trying to head the direction of all rodder stuff.


I have put a car on hold in order to paint and do a couple of pumps, a wayne 60 thats being dont in MAOPR red and yellow from a 30s era sigange and RIGHT THIS SECOND I am waiting for my DODGE blue paint to cure and i WILL CLEARCOAT MY DODGE BROTHERS pump. Its a WAYNE 505. nothing special but ti will have a hard to come by DODGE repop globe that is no longer made and the MAOPR one is getting a home made globe and decals or painted face. I have some signs, ect and it is most addictive. I am lucjy to have approx 3500 sq of shop and a paint booth life ect. But soon hope to sell this hope an dleave for idaho where I will start again and open a nostalgia shop.

Here are a few pics of current projects to get you hungry.

Dave

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the MAOP image I will use on the globe!

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a couple of shop pics in Mopar land and a car or two.

DAVE

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