Old gas stations

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I love the gas station scene with Burt Lancaster in “The Killers” (1946)

 

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Sorry re "Leave it to Heaven -" did you add that one later or did I (most likely) just miss it the first time I looked at your post (as, had I seen it, I wouldn't have posted it)?

"Dark Victory" is a really good movie that, IMHO, seems to get no notice, but is well done.

I have no doubt you wouldn’t have posted if you had seen it.
No problemo my friend...always enjoy your posts.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I made a lot of those ⇧ and also, do you remember, Hubley? They made metal car model kits which were much more substantial (and expensive) than the all-plastic ones.
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I made this exact model ⇩ (didn't have the fancy base though)
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I do remember those kits! Hubley branched out from making metal cap guns, as I recall. The car kits were more expensive than the plastic ones, and I didn't know anyone else who'd built even one.

 

[Fading Fast]

I do remember those kits! Hubley branched out from making metal cap guns, as I recall. The car kits were more expensive than the plastic ones, and I didn't know anyone else who'd built even one.

As silly as it sounds, they felt more "real" to me because they were metal and you did some filing, had to put in screws, paint on metal, etc. like a "real" car. They were more expensive - and I had to save each time much longer than for a plastic one - but they also took longer to build as they had a lot more parts and required more prep, so maybe it made sense economically; although, I wasn't thinking that way then, I just liked the verisimilitude.

 

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These kits were from the 20s & 30s. (All Metal)
Still in boxes complete unopened kits at an antique store.

 

[David Conwill]

I disliked most of the cars I saw on the street at a young age because of the evil expressions on their faces. I always figured if Satan drove a car it would be a 1950s Buick.

That's interesting! My mother, born in 1954, is still afraid of the under-wrapping grille of the 1950 Buick. When she was a little tyke the barber near her parents' house owned one and she was terrified to walk by the grille, which was right at eye level back then.

 

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That's interesting! My mother, born in 1954, is still afraid of the under-wrapping grille of the 1950 Buick. When she was a little tyke the barber near her parents' house owned one and she was terrified to walk by the grille, which was right at eye level back then.

Good thing she never saw my 1940s truck!

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[BlueTrain]

Well, I realize I have forgotten a lot of things I was interested in only recently. One of them was a wood-bodied station wagon. The reason for that was because a lot of the serials from the 1940s had one. And for all I know, it was the same one in all the movies. One movie, "Trader Tom of the China Seas," one of later serials, featured brand new Fords, a sedan, a pickup truck and maybe even a station wagon.

I had totally forgotten the Karmann Ghia, a car I frequently saw when I was in college, although not one I ever sat in, much less drove. They weren't exactly racing cars.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Ah, painting the pump island. One of my many teenage jobs. Devoe Industrial Enamel, grey on top, white on the sides. And don't slop it onto the driveway.

 

[BlueTrain]

Ah, painting the pump island. One of my many teenage jobs. Devoe Industrial Enamel, grey on top, white on the sides. And don't slop it onto the driveway.

In the army, you paint everything: trees, curbs, rocks, you name it. Whitewash. And that's true for every army in the world.

 

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And now we take you back to....Sunset & Ivar ~ Los Angeles ~ 1951
and the Muller Bros “beauty pageant” (LIFE)

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
“PLEASE STANDBY”

"CONTROL TOWER is READY!”

And the winner is.....

 

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"Miss Gasoline Station”

Some contestants want a recount!

 

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Congratulations!

"Oh golly gee...I don’t know what to say!”

"How about "getting back to work" sugar, them cars ain’t gonna get cleaned up
all by their lonesome selves!"

 

[LizzieMaine]

I wonder if they ever thought of having a "Mr. Jack Handle" contest?

 

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I wonder if they ever thought of having a "Mr. Jack Handle" contest?

"You can cease wondering...they did.”

The voting is still pending!

“Btw,pump island needs cleaning and new coat of paint!"

Tune in again next week at this location for the results of the “Mr. Jack Handle” contest.
Until then...DRIVE SAFELY!

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

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Season’s Greetings

 

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