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Hey Guys & Gals,

It's time to share the petro relics that we've stumbled across in our recent travels, and check out what other people have found as well.

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Happy Trails!

Wes

I found the covited Sunset sign on ebay by jumping on the Make Offer quickly and it was accepted. The National Old Trails sign I found at our Escalon Gas Bash this past weekend. All in all it was a GREAT week
Ray

I Guess that Sunset makes a pretty good "Happy Birthday to Me" sign! Great signs Ray and Happy Birthday!
from the Garage~a~gogo
Jim

Warren, MA

Is the National Old Trails Road the same as the Lincoln Highway?

No, overlaps with US 66 in the west. And I covet that sign!

Stopped in at Hemmings Motor News in Bennington, Vermont and this pump was on display.

Two streets from where I live, there is still the original tokheim model 452 from 1959, I don't know if it's still used but that's cool to see this one is still there

Stopped to look at some cars yesterday,and parked by this.been past it a million times

There's something under there!

Gulf????

Looks like a porcelain Getty pump. I have a same color (teally green) nos complete porcelain top in the box with Getty ad glasses.

On the way to breakfast this morning,I finally stopped in at this old shell station.as I slowly went passed,a man inside beckoned me to come in.went in and got to meet mr Henry Darr,the owner.Mr Darr has owned the station since the early forties,and althought there wasn't to much to see there were a few things. Here's the station,and a few pics.




Henry has promised to call me after he finds some of the pictures he has taken over the years of the station.sadly,all the pumps and globes,and lots of other things were scrapped years ago when people didnt think much about those things.stil was fun stopping in and checking it out.

I know you got that clock Mick!

Nope,nothing for sale at this time.henrytold me to make sure I come to the sale after he's gone!then he started laughing!lol