Old gas stations

[2jakes]

Rob

Rob, I noticed the Mobilgas pegasus and
found this on the web.

"A major makeover was done in the 1930s by the commercial illustrator Robert “Rex” Elmer. Not only was it given a cleaner and more graphic appearance, but the horse now flew from left to right, as opposed to from right to left."

 

[Ghostsoldier]

@ Lizzie... I believe the photo caption said it was in New Zealand.

Rob

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob, I noticed the Mobilgas pegasus and
found this on the web.

"A major makeover was done in the 1930s by the commercial illustrator Robert “Rex” Elmer. Not only was it given a cleaner and more graphic appearance, but the horse now flew from left to right, as opposed to from right to left."

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I never noticed that the horse changed direction... I just thought the image was reversed, lol.

Rob

 

[2jakes]

I never noticed that the horse changed direction... I just thought the image was reversed, lol.

Rob

If photo was reversed, this is what you would see!

I’m curious why the Mobil Company changed the direction of the "Flying Pegasus”!

As Commissioner, I will beam the signal...

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Lol...now that you mention it, I can see the text is backwards, had the photo initially been reversed.

I need more sleep.

Rob

 

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...
As Commissioner, I will beam the signal...
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Hopefully she can provide the answer.

Awesome 2Jakes.

And the City of Fedora anxious await a response from its own superhero LizzieMaine.

 

[LizzieMaine]

There were multiple versions of the Flying Red Horse, depending on the layout of the station. The FRH was always to be mounted facing the station office, so if the office was at the right, the FRH would face right -- as was the case on the station at the end of my street when I was little. If the office was at the left, the FRH would face left. The left-facing FRH was the primary trademark used on the "shield" signs of the 1930s and 1940s, but when the company began emphasizing oblong-box stations after the war, the multiple versions appear. The left-facing Horse also appeared on the modernized shield used from 1956-65.

There were also multiple-facing Horses for use on cutout/rooftop signs so as to preserve the illusion of three dimensions.

 

[2jakes]

Dear Mr. Kent, PM me and I will
give you the location.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Love those fog pictures. [emoji4]

Rob

 

[2jakes]

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[2jakes]

Rob

1958 DeSoto Firemite Convertible - Mini version of the full-size DeSoto Adventurer Convertible. The Firemites were used as promotional showcase items

 

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Me sees a split-window Corvette - .

Note, we need more animated emojis. I needed a happy dancing one for this post.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[2jakes]

NICE!

One of the most iconic Corvette designs of all time is the 1963 Split Window Corvette Coupe. 1963 was the first year for a fixed roof coupe for Corvette and it was also the only year that the rear window was separated into two. It is sought after by collectors everywhere and always generates a crowd when a special one is available for sale.
$275,000.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

A good friend of mine, who died young in 2016 (sudden brain aneurysm at age 56), had one of these...a true barn find from Tennessee, just like you hear in the stories.

Since he owned a body shop and collected Chevrolets, he restored it perfectly.

I suppose his widow and two daughters own it now....it was gloss black, a beautiful car.

Rob

 

[2jakes]

This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette has been SOLD

 

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One of the most iconic Corvette designs of all time is the 1963 Split Window Corvette Coupe. 1963 was the first year for a fixed roof coupe for Corvette and it was also the only year that the rear window was separated into two. It is sought after by collectors everywhere and always generates a crowd when a special one is available for sale.
$275,000.
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Awesome dancing emoji - I assume you imported him from "outside" FL's system?

The first two generations of Corvette's had a singularity to them - they were muscular American sports cars. Maybe a bit of that held on into the third generation (eh, maybe), but by the fourth generation and the '80s, it was a "corporate" sports car empty of spirit and individuality. It had, sadly, become generic.

There's a simplicity to this ⇧ building that's quietly elegant.

 

[2jakes]

Awesome dancing emoji - I assume you imported him from "outside" FL's system?

You assumed correctly my delicious friend!

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob