Old gas stations

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[LizzieMaine]

That character in the derby is the GATES MYSTERY DRIVER! Look sharp with that fan belt there, fella, and you could win an extravagant prize!

 

[3fingers]

and you could win an extravagant prize!

Or at least a major award.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Damn hell, you say?

Must be Italian..."F R A G I L E". [emoji12]

Rob

 

[David Conwill]

Thank you for this!

I collect images of old advertising spare-tire covers. I want to create one for my Model T.

 

[David Conwill]

Unrelated note. Does anyone know the history of these gas-and-oil side caps? Were they a uniform item? A promotional giveaway? They seem to have kind of taken over for whoopie caps (cut down felt hats like Jughead wears) between the late '30s and the 1950s.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Those were for mechanics to wear while standing underneath a car on a lift or a grease pit. They kept oil and grease drips out of the hair or off the proper uniform cap, and were generally giveaway items provided by jobbers if you bought a certain line of products. They were usually made out of stiff, cheap cotton cambric, and were designed to be thrown away once soiled. They were the same kind of deal as those cheap disposable painters' caps handed out by hardware stores.

The common alternative to these gimme-hats was for mechanics to wear an old sailor cap or a dress hat with the brim cut off and folded up to turn it into a beanie-type skullcap. Goober wears the latter kind of headgear.

 

[David Conwill]

a dress hat with the brim cut off and folded up to turn it into a beanie-type skullcap. Goober wears the latter kind of headgear.

That's what I was thinking of when I mentioned a "whoopie cap." Thanks for the explanation, I thought you would probably know. Any idea when those giveaways started?

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Various.

Rob

 

[LizzieMaine]

That's what I was thinking of when I mentioned a "whoopie cap." Thanks for the explanation, I thought you would probably know. Any idea when those giveaways started?

I've seen them dating back to the late twenties/early thirties, and they seemed to hit their peak just before the war. The exact type of cap was also sold in novelty catalogs and by street vendors to advertise conventions and parades -- "WELCOME LEGIONNAIRES" or things like that.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Still there.

Rob

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[Zombie_61]

Rob

You good folks can have the gas station, I'll take that '58 Nomad station wagon.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Various.

Rob

 

[LizzieMaine]

I never get tired of the rounded corners on those Gulf "icebox" stations. It's both a differentiation from and an improvement to the original Teague Texaco design. Somebody thought hard about that little bit of detail.

 

[Fading Fast]

Various.

Interesting bit of two-toning on the car - just the roof and the rear-wheel fender skirt.

 

[3fingers]

^^^ He needs a Continental kit painted the same way to complete the look.

 

[2jakes]

Waco,Texas

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Various. The little Standard box is interesting.

Rob

 

[LizzieMaine]

Oh, and can you adjust the brakes?