#84700
Wed Mar 05 2008 08:14 PM
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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.
If you would like to contribute to this feature, simply post the pictures here or email them directly to me and I will post them for you. Be sure to include a story or description with your submissions.
If it's too close to the next installment, please note that I may hold your contribution for posting when the new FATW comes up on the 5th day of each month.
Send 'em in!!
Happy trails!
Wes
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#84701
Wed Mar 05 2008 08:17 PM
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You don't see this every day... A porcelain FINA sign, peeking through an old overpaint:  This little station used tobe a Phillips 66:  Check out the pump - pretty nice shape! 
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#84702
Wed Mar 05 2008 08:19 PM
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Another quaint little station:  Check out this Firestone dealership! Amazing architecture, and in surprisingly unmolested condition. 
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#84703
Wed Mar 05 2008 08:25 PM
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This place is a masterpiece. Everything about it makes it my favorite find to date. The canopy, the signage, the clock, and the overall condition are terrific!   ARCO stickers are still visible on the pumps...  But the sign, though it doesn't show up in the pictures very well, said Sinclair Gas around the clock.  What an awesome building! Show us what you've found this month! I've got more, but since the weather's been so bad, I'm going to save the rest for next month. Now it's your turn!
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#84704
Thu Mar 06 2008 08:06 AM
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heres on i found in burlington wi.nice old station.what would it have been?anybody know?  By oldnfuelish
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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#84705
Thu Mar 06 2008 08:26 AM
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Them one-handed clocks usually show temperature too...
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#84706
Thu Mar 06 2008 09:12 AM
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Last Sunday, after dropping a friend at the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport on Main Street in College Park, GA, was this Pure Oil station, awaiting a new tenant.  Later in the day on US Hwy 29, was another Pure station, vacant in Hartwell, GA, with a For Rent sign on the door.  Any takers? TG ------------------ Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity
Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity
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#84707
Thu Mar 06 2008 06:17 PM
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Good point... The sign did have two hands on the other side, though:  I guess you got time going West, and temperature going East. Wes
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#84708
Thu Mar 06 2008 06:31 PM
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Drove by this local old station many times,it is in hammomond wi.Finally had my camera with!  TomD
TOMD
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#84709
Thu Mar 06 2008 10:17 PM
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Ah I see now..
The thermo look like it is made by TAYLOR..
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#84710
Sun Mar 09 2008 06:30 PM
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AN OLD WRECKER I SPOTTED IN PA YESTERDAY. OWNER HAS AD ON SIDE AND USES IT AS A BILLBOARD ON THE EDGE OF HIS PROPERTY FOR HIS BUSINESS:  ~DOC
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#84711
Sun Mar 16 2008 07:46 AM
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Lee Edgar took these 4 pictures of stations he found along a 20 mile stretch of US 7 in Virginia just west of Washington, DC. Thanks for the photos and permission, Lee!  
Jim "Oldgas" Potts
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#84712
Sun Mar 16 2008 07:48 AM
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More pics from Lee Edgar   ------------------ Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
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#84713
Sun Mar 16 2008 07:50 AM
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Hey Bob there are some more porcelian pannels for you in that last pic. Looks like no one would miss them either LOL 
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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#84714
Sun Mar 16 2008 05:18 PM
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The rt 7 pic's are near middleburg va.The first one is still a working garage,been meaning to stop in and check with the owner as I go out this way on all the time.The other ones have been closed a long time.Bill
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