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WAS OUT DRIVING AROUND THIS AFTERNOON AND SPOTTED THIS OLD BENNETT 543-F PUMP PERCHED JUST A FEW YARDS FROM THE ROADSIDE.
THE ONE-CAR GARAGE BEHIND IT WAS OPEN. LOOKED LIKE A FATHER SON REPAIR SHOP...AND BOTH WERE IN. I GAVE THE SON MY CARD IN HOPES THAT SOMEDAY HE WILL PART WITH SUCH A PUMP EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE HE SAYS FOR OVER 60 YEARS. IT LOOKS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE DESPITE IT'S LOCATION TO THE ROAD....I'M THINKING 60+ WINTERS WITH PLOWS PUSHING SNOW AGAINST IT AND IT STILL IS VERY STRAIGHT! NO GRAFFITI
OR WHACKS WITH METAL PIPES AND SUCH...TRULY AMAZING IF YOU CONSIDER THE BADAZZ AREA IT'S IN!
JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS COOL
VIEW AND STORY!

---DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES----

Nice pump. about 500.00 to 800.00. if you can't stick your figer though the skin.

Do ya think they would just part with the site glasses?..LOL Just kidding...I do need some though. Thanks for sharing the pic Doc...cool.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Hubba, you got the measurements on the siteglass? I have some in a box that might work.

FOLLOW-UP ON YESTERDAYS VISIT TO THIS WORKING GARAGE WITH OLD BENNETT: SEEMS THE GUY SHARED MY PHONE # WITH ANOTHER GUY. HE CALLS ME TODAY AND ASKS ME IF HIS NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR. SURE, I TOLD HIM. HE HAS A MIDGET RACE MUSEUM
AT HIS HOUSE WITH SO MUCH HISTORY AMONG HIS MANY OUTBUILDINGS. ANYWAY, HE GOT TO MENTIONING A CHEVROLET BOW-TIE SIGN FROM A LOCAL LONG ISLAND DEALER THAT HE WANTED TO SELL.
I HAD BEEN TO HIS PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO. SO I WENT INTO MY MANY
PHOTO IMAGE BANK FILES (PHOTO ALBUMS TO YOU LAYMEN) AND FOUND
THAT I HAD TAKEN A SHOT OF THE SIGN WHEN I WAS THERE IN '99. COOL...NOW I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BEFORE I GET THERE! HE ALSO HAS ABOUT 125LBS OF OLD PHOTO
NEGATIVES THAT HAVE L.I. INSURANCE
CAR ACCIDENT INCIDENTS ON THEM.
THE FEW THAT HE SHOWED ME HAD
OLD GAS STATIONS IN THE BACK GROUND! HE SAID HE MIGHT LOAN ME
A LITTLE AT A TIME TO MESS WITH AT THE LAB AND PRINT SOME OF THAT GENERAL INTEREST. SO IT JUST SHOWS TO GO YA (LOL) THAT HANDING OUT YOUR NAME ON A 2"X3" CARD CAN SOMETIMES TAKE YOU PLACES AND GET YOU NEAT STUFF...EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CHEVY BOW-TIE SIGN!

HAPPY COLLECTING IN THE YEAR 2004
AND WHAT'S LEFT IN THE BALANCE OF 2003! ------"DOC" OF THE AMERICAN GARAGES!

Doc..What do ya mean...."even though" i am a Chevy guy...Thats Cool. Morgan..thanks my friend...I dont have measurements though..Mine didnt have the glass es in them..looks to be 2" in dia though...Mine is a Bennett 541 ..i think the site glasses were longer (stick out further) than other pumps.

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Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA

Doc, ya gotta learn to be more politically correct, than midget race museum!!

Them 1/2 and 1/4 cars have feelings too and will grow up to be real cars someday..LOL..have you seen the museum??, sounds pretty cool....dodogas

Cool to get genuine local signage!

DODOGAS - HOW ABOUT "SIZEABLY CHALLENGED" RACE MUSEUM. YES, I WAS THERE IN 1999, THAT'S HOW I GOT THE PIC OF THE BOW-TIE THEN AND KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW! HE ONLY HAS ONE PUMP BUT LOTS OF GAS SIGNS INCL. A FLYING "A" WING TIP
PORC. I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE COMING TO ME NEXT MONTH TOO. CAN'T WAIT!
ALSO WILL BE CHECKING OUT A TOKHEIM 39 EARLIER IN THE DAY!

DOC @ The American Garages

Doc, you just send that Chevrolet sign out here to my place. I'll take very good care of it for you. Hubba & I can protect it while we drink Silver Bullets.

Thomas! Let me get the sign first...you know it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings...and I think she's a-warmin' up! How about we trade the bow-tie for the silver bullets????
Hmmmm...bow-tie for silver bullets...let me think about that.....Naaaaaah! Sorry

HAPPY COLLECTING IN THE YEAR 2004
----DOC @ The American Garages------