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I guess I will chime in here. Take it as far as you think it should go. Some people keep the pumps in them and some dont its a personal preference. I would also think that the general population who are buying it could care less if the pump is in it or not. I have had a couple of pumps that i have painted the inside of the panels as nice as the outside. Once again its a personal preference. But I also agree with some of the others here its a tok 39 and i have two of them and love them so i can say this. Dont put much money in it. If you can make the veedor root work it is always a nice touch.


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I looked at your pumps again. If the short 39 is the one you want to sell It looks good as is. It is getting harder to find unrestored pumps in as is displable condition. I would start by gutting it (most pump collectors do not want them)and try selling it unrestored. If you can not move it or get what you want then restore it. I restored a couple I wish I had not and they can not be unrestored.


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Put those 39L's in direct sun for the next 40 years to get that original Patina look back ! LOL

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The only recommendation I would have, IF YOU DECIDE to restore and sell is completely rewire all electrical from top to bottom. If the conduit is full of the black hard bakelite insulation it is very difficult and time consuming to melt it out and remove the old wiring. It is even harder to repull new wire thru all that conduit. You may be able to stip and reuse the very end of the light header and sockets.

You do not want to sell a pump and have it burn someone's house or garage down or your own for that matter.

Good Luck and enjoy
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How far should you take it?

Two stories.

In the early 90s, I was set up at Columbus selling stuff. Guy pulls in across from me, unloads 4 pumps the size of yours, doesn't matter who made them. From where I sat, they looked nice, different colors, etc. Waited about a hour, went over to look at the pumps, opened one of the door to look inside and it almost fell off and the inside looked like he had never even cleaned it, but "It was RESTORED."

A few months later, on the phone to a guy in Calif. He was telling me what he did when he restored pumps. He said he chrome plated the frames.

How far should you go, somewhere in between these to guys.

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We restore pumps and over the years have seen the same things that Jack mentioned above. Our restorations are done with the resale factor in mind as that is the business I'm in. Having said that, we have seen a pump like yours with a bad paint brush finish, a new globe, decals ,old hose and dirty nozzle sell at shows for $900-1000. Check out my site. www.severngaspumps.com the restorations are done right, in my opinion only, with parts rechromed, auto paint, porcelain signs, new globes with polished alum.base, new chrome end hose and original beadblasted and clear coated nozzle. Electric is in perfect order. Even comes with lightbulbs. Priced fairly and we have little trouble selling these. As Old Iron said, yeah, we probably are working for $5.00 an hour but that's better than nothing! Our business started as a hobby thing anyway and I still enjoy it. Good Luck. Paul

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Thank you ALL for the information and opinions! I think I'll just run with it and see where it goes. If someone doesn't come along that loves it just as much as me then I'll just keep it around, After all can a guy really ever have too many cool looking pumps in his shop? If I run out of room I'll just tell my wife she has to get ride of her bedroom set so I can start storing my pumps in the bedroom!! wink
I'll post pics. as I progress, Thanks again all!


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joe make sure your wearing a helmet when you tell the wife that!!LOL


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I don't see nothing wrong with pumps in a bedroom; I've two in a bedroom of my house. Of course I'm not married. I was talking to a old time collector at a auction one day when a six foot Frontier sign came up for sale. He asked me why I didn't buy it. I told him I didn't have room for it. I had just told him the story of the pumps in the bedroom. He turned to me and said "Make it into a headboard". Mitch

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nothing like "Rarin to go" on the headboard.LOL


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Haha, that would be an amusing one for a headboard. We've talked about getting a trapezoid Sinclair sign for a headboard. Maybe. wink

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Not at my age. Mitch

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I don't restore pumps to sell, but I have sold three. I restore to my specifications, which lets a buyer see what it is and, if he wants it, we are both happy. I use farm implement single phase paint on the outer panels, rattle can the frame and inner panels, new rubber and repop pump plate, ad glass and globe. I usually pick up my ad glass and globe from Carlisle or Hershey, so I don't have to pay shipping charges. Pergle will bring whatever you want to the show and even guarantees that you won't break the globe before you get home. This keeps my cost down. I have a friend that only uses one decorated ad glass and pump plate on the front and uses plain glass and no plate on the back to keep the cost down. I have "graduated" to wanting the more desireable pumps, I buy common pumps now when they are cheap and sell them like I find them, I would never restore one for the sole purpose of selling - I am too big of a chicken to try that. Brady

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"Common" pump delima;
you can spend a month of your time, and a lot of capital as an investment restoring one,
only to make a few hundred dollars on your return....squat after figuring labor, electricity, etc.

Or buy it at a good price, turn it at a small profit w/ no work involved.....then repeat.
I found it to be more fun doing it that way, than to work for
.50 c an hr.
I would rather be out hunting than in the shop sanding grin grin


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I now know what I'm going to do with the short Tok.! It came to me in a dream the other night ( well not really but that sounds good. ) Actually I was reading through some OLD posts that sparked an idea and.... well it grew from there! I'm going to....Wait for it.... shocked - Sorry can't tell but I'll give you a hint....no billet.
Tear down starts tonight and I'll post pics and clues as I progress.
Have a great weekend! wink


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