Old gas stations

[2jakes]

Service With A Smile

That was my coke machine.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[seres]

Rob

What is that device attached to the air hose? It almost looks like a brake pressure bleeder.

 

[dh66]

Sinclair drama in Okla.
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Must be a fad.

There used to be a natural history museum here that had a donated sinclair dino out front for kids to play on. Someone stole the head off that one, too.

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[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Rob

 

[Benzadmiral]

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Rob

That's the kind of view I'd like to see on my way to work. Utah!

 

[Benzadmiral]

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Rob

Now that looks to be mid-Sixties; there appears to be a Mustang parked near the ski lodge-looking building. Is that Albuquerque, NM? It has a Montgomery Blvd. in the NE quadrant of the city -- and that range is close enough to be the Sandias.

 

[Fading Fast]

Now that looks to be mid-Sixties; there appears to be a Mustang parked near the ski lodge-looking building. Is that Albuquerque, NM? It has a Montgomery Blvd. in the NE quadrant of the city -- and that range is close enough to be the Sandias.

In the pic above with the well-dressed woman standing next to the man checking the car's tires - is that a Chrysler - doesn't look like Caddy fins at all, but I don't really know cars like car guys do?

 

[Ghostsoldier]

You got me, Benz...I just post 'em as I find 'em.

Rob

 

[Ghostsoldier]

In the pic above with the well-dressed woman standing next to the man checking the car's tires - is that a Chrysler - doesn't look like Caddy fins at all, but I don't really know cars like car guys do?

It looks like a late 50's Chrysler Imperial, or the like, to me.

Rob

 

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Rob

First pic: that woman looks like in her world, people waiting on her is the norm

Second pic: love the Nash dealership and the big whale* of a car on the showroom floor.

* Here, the term whale makes sense, as opposed to the crazy going on with it over in the "Batter Up" thread.

 

[Fading Fast]

It looks like a late 50's Chrysler Imperial, or the like, to me.

Rob

It "feels" Chrysler-ish to me, but car guys will know based on the fins alone.

 

[Benzadmiral]

It "feels" Chrysler-ish to me, but car guys will know based on the fins alone.

The fins, and the hint of spare tire well on the trunk. It wasn't functional, as I recall, but decorative.

 

[Fading Fast]

The fins, and the hint of spare tire well on the trunk. It wasn't functional, as I recall, but decorative.

Tailfins to mimic rocket ships and fake spare-tire bumps - style over substance - Lizzie's Boys from Marketing were having a field day.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Those fins look awful close to the 1961 Chrysler Imperial Crown coupe, but the bumper and taillights don't look right...

Rob

 

[Benzadmiral]

Those fins look awful close to the 1961 Chrysler Imperial Crown coupe, but the bumper and taillights don't look right...

Rob

Well, the car in the pic is a coupe. And it certainly has that acres-of-glass rear window look that was popular then. Must have been awful to drive if you didn't purchase air-conditioning, especially in the South and West.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

I can't tell if that's a badge on the rear fender, or the woman holding something in her hand...even though the '61 holds the record for the biggest fins (the '59 Caddy had the tallest), the Imperial of that year didn't have a fender badge like that (as standard, anyway).

The hubcaps do look like Mopar offerings, and that continental trunk lid was a popular option.

Rob

 

[Benzadmiral]

I can't tell if that's a badge on the rear fender, or the woman holding something in her hand...even though the '61 holds the record for the biggest fins (the '59 Caddy had the tallest), the Imperial of that year didn't have a fender badge like that (as standard, anyway).

The hubcaps do look like Mopar offerings, and that continental trunk lid was a popular option.

Rob

I zoomed in on it, and it looks like it's on the car: perhaps a decal of some kind.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

It almost looks like a '59 Plymouth Sport Fury, but the angle of the fins are wrong...those in the mystery photo do somewhat resemble Cadillac fins in their sweep.

Rob