#30006
Tue Jan 31 2006 05:56 PM
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just curious as to the most popular oil brand when it comes to restoring pumps.
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#30007
Tue Jan 31 2006 06:07 PM
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Probably Texaco. Mobil, Shell, and Sinclair are probably close seconds.
Wes
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#30008
Tue Jan 31 2006 06:48 PM
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I HAVE: 3-MOBILGAS (1 IS MARINE) 1-TEXACO 1-LION 1-RICHFIELD 1-GULF 1-PHILLIPS 66 1-CALSO 1-AMOCO 1-SINCLAIR 1-FLYING "A"
EXCEPT FOR THE LION, THESE ARE ALL EAST COAST BRANDS AT ONE TIME.
DOC @ TAG/WEST
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#30009
Tue Jan 31 2006 07:16 PM
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A few years ago, it was ANY pump that was painted red [TEXACO, MOBIL etc.]. But now I think it is leaning towards the Black, Green, Orange or Yellow painted brands [Gilmore, Polly, Shell, Gulf etc.]. jm2c Dick
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#30010
Tue Jan 31 2006 08:23 PM
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4 Texaco Two red, two silver. Am giving serious thought to doing apump basd on colors. Polly, Gilmore,other great colors.
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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#30011
Tue Jan 31 2006 08:32 PM
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someday i will finish my gulf marine... blue and white... m&s80.. plain and simple. red and white pumps are a dime a dozen with polly colors right behind. BUT... do em' anyway you feel... hmmmmmmmmm... kinda partial to the red and cream scheme too... hmmmmm... who did that...
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#30012
Tue Jan 31 2006 08:40 PM
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I'm guessing D-X, but I have been wrong before. Ken
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#30013
Tue Jan 31 2006 10:18 PM
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Hey kmann, how about a cream and red Wayne 50A show case with a bearcat globe. One day soon. I think mobil texaco shell but out on the west coast you see alot of polly and richfield. I think it depends on your area. Richard
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#30014
Tue Jan 31 2006 10:52 PM
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Customers are ordering pumps both restored & reproduction in Texaco (Star & Firechief) about 4 to 1 to any other brand. Next would be Mobil, then probably Pollygas.
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#30015
Wed Feb 01 2006 07:16 AM
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Just depends what you intend to do with the restored pump...If you intend to keep it, paint it whatever color/scheme you like best. If you intend to sell the finished product, TEXACO (painted in Dodge Viper red) is always a good choice. Last year I restored 26 pumps, and have already done 3 this year. My best sellers are Polly (3 color) and Gilmore (4 color)..Another thing about selling restored pumps,,,folks on the left coast really don't want east coast/midwest brands. They want to stick to the west coast brands they are familiar with....Warren
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#30016
Wed Feb 01 2006 09:29 AM
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Here is a shot of a pump I did in Marathon with my own color scheme. I wanted a pump with diffeent colors instead of red, and white and blue.
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#30017
Wed Feb 01 2006 09:57 AM
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go git' em' gator... i think those colors are class !!!... i got to check some of the pump archives on this site... the one i saw might have been either a gilmore or on the dx as ken said... sorry squick.. i can't pull that pic up here at work.. not your fault... some are blocked out here.... check it out when i git' home..
kmann
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#30018
Wed Feb 01 2006 10:22 AM
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Nice resto! I like those Canadian GB's with the extra crome. thanks for the peek. Claes
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#30019
Wed Feb 01 2006 01:01 PM
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From reading these posts, guess I am the only guy who has a Sunoco pump. When I first started collection pumps, I always said I was not going to do Texaco - EVERYBODY HAS TEXACO PUMPS ! Then I said - not gonna do a Mobil pump - EVERYBODY HAS A MOBIL PUMP ! I am going to do my tall 39 in Texaco(thinking about red and CREME), and I will probably do a pump up in Mobil as well. I want one of EACH BRAND ! Brady
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#30020
Wed Feb 01 2006 01:08 PM
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1Petrofan. I may get flamed for saying this. On the one hand I believe people should be able to paint their pumps whatever they want....but, (you knew that was coming) I am enough of a purist to encourage you to paint it a true Texaco red and not add the other colors. Whenever I see a two toned or a green, even the trim, Texaco gas pump. In the back of my mind I still say, "that's not original" Please take this comment in the spirit for which it is ment. I screwed up on my Texaco pumps and didn't paint the bases black and it still bugs me. Good luck with your project, whatever color(s) it ends up.
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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