New Garage Addition.....

[King Cobra]

Been looking for quite awhile and discovered this here in town for a good price.

Not sure where it will end up yet but I think it will fit in well.

Anyone else have a pump? This one is a 1942 Bowser.


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[Shlbylvr]

Wow, nice find..

[68fastback]

...that's in beautiful shape too!! :wtg:

[King Cobra]

Wow, nice find..

Thanks Heidi! I love old garage memorabilia.(sp)

[King Cobra]

...that's in beautiful shape too!! :wtg:








Thanks Dan...it's very nice. A guy here in town restores them. He's getting up there and this is probably one of the last he will restore.

[Tommy Gun]

Where you been? :rant:


lol

[Tommy Gun]

Oh, that is really cool. :wtg:

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[King Cobra]

Where you been? :rant:


lol



Lots going on pal.
:tease2:

[Tommy Gun]

Lots going on pal.
:tease2:



Girlfriend :pics:








:rofl3:

[King Cobra]

Girlfriend :pics:








:rofl3:

That too!:biggrin:

[68fastback]

...when I was a kid the 'old' stations still had ones like that ...the 'new' stations had the squarer-edged two-sided pumps.

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...when I was helping my cuz move to Oregon in the early '70s, we ran out of gas while I was taking a nap (bonzai run upstate NY to Salem OR in about 51 hours in a Pinto station wagon :faint:) about 5a.m. on a sunday morning. We were about two miles from an overpass so we climbed the embankment and flagged down the first car that came along. It was and elderly farmer and his wife in their '54 Ford p/u headng to 6a.m. mass in town. Said he couldn't help us now but would be glad to if we could wait until about 6:40 (on his way back) ... ....sure enough, he came back at 6:40 on the button and gave us a lift to their farm (and it was fun riding in the back!!).

There he let us borrow an old gas can which he filled from one of those big stantion-type pumps with a glass cylinder on top. He told me to pump the handle until it filled up to the #5 ...I did. Then he put the nozel in the can and released something and it just gravity-drained into the can. Never saw one like that before but it was very cool! ;-) What nice folks too ...especially since we're NYers out somewhere in the flatlands (lol) ...would not take a cent and even invited us in for breakfast. Whenever I help someone out seems I always think of that farmer and his wife.

[Tommy Gun]

That too!:biggrin:


:wtg:

[King Cobra]

...when I was a kid the 'old' stations still had ones like that ...the 'new' stations had the squarer-edged two-sided pumps.

===

...when I was helping my cuz move to Oregon in the early '70s, we ran out of gas while I was taking a nap (bonzai run upstate NY to Salem OR in about 51 hours in a Pinto station wagon :faint:) about 5a.m. on a sunday morning. We were about two miles from an overpass so we climbed the embankment and flagged down the first car that came along. It was and elderly farmer and his wife in their '54 Ford p/u headng to 6a.m. mass in town. Said he couldn't help us now but would be glad to if we could wait until about 6:40 (on his way back) ... ....sure enough, he came back at 6:40 on the button and gave us a lift to their farm (and it was fun riding in the back!!).

There he let us borrow an old gas can which he filled from one of those big stantion-type pumps with a glass cylinder on top. He told me to pump the handle until it filled up to the #5 ...I did. Then he put the nozel in the can and released something and it just gravity-drained into the can. Never saw one like that before but it was very cool! ;-) What nice folks too ...especially since we're NYers out somewhere in the flatlands (lol) ...would not take a cent and even invited us in for breakfast. Whenever I help someone out seems I always think of that farmer and his wife.

That's cool Dan. The pump you refer to is what they call a visible pump. (very popular in the 20's) The number 5 is the 5 gallon mark. These pumps were very popular on farms also because they did not require electricity. You pump it up manualy with the handle on the side and let gravity fill the tank. I actually remember whan I was very young my dad filling the car with one of those in KY.

[Tommy Gun]

...when I was a kid ......


That's cool Dan. The pump you refer to is what they call a visible pump. (very popular in the 20's).....


I knew it! :popcorn:

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[68fastback]

That's cool Dan. The pump you refer to is what they call a visible pump. (very popular in the 20's) The number 5 is the 5 gallon mark. These pumps were very popular on farms also because they did not require electricity. You pump it up manualy with the handle on the side and let gravity fill the tank. I actually remember whan I was very young my dad filling thye car with one of those in KY.

...makes sense!

...it looked something like this
(http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=old+visible+gas+pump&view=detail&id=FB912509642B5AFF4653B44441DB3F31BCE4B605&first=40)

[King Cobra]

I knew it! :popcorn:

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:haha:

[King Cobra]

...makes sense!

...it looked something like this
(http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=old+visible+gas+pump&view=detail&id=FB912509642B5AFF4653B44441DB3F31BCE4B605&first=40)


Yep....thats it. They are a very expensive collector item. I wish I could afford one.

[Joe G]

I knew it! :popcorn:

.:spitcopy:

[Tommy Gun]

:look:

[Joe G]

Been looking for quite awhile and discovered this here in town for a good price.

Not sure where it will end up yet but I think it will fit in well.

Anyone else have a pump? This one is a 1942 Bowser.


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Very cool!

Nice that you have premium on hand right in the garage now! Can I buy about 1000 gallons from you at the $0.26/gallon the pump says it is? :2cents:

[King Cobra]

Very cool!

Nice that you have premium on hand right in the garage now! Can I buy about 1000 gallons from you at the $0.26/gallon the pump says it is? :2cents:

LOL...... At .26 a gallon, I'd hook all of us up! :rofl3:

[Joe G]

LOL...... At .26 a gallon, I'd hook all of us up! :rofl3::yay:


Let's have a KingCobrafest!! :party:

[Tommy Gun]

:yay:


Let's have a KingCobrafest!! :party:



They already have one. :look:


King Cobra Fest (http://www.demotix.com/news/411259/naag-puga-king-cobra-festival-kathmandu#slide-1)

[Joe G]

They already have one. :look:


King Cobra Fest (http://www.demotix.com/news/411259/naag-puga-king-cobra-festival-kathmandu#slide-1):surprised:

[68fastback]

:hilarious:

[The Bone]

Nice gas pump K C

[Shlbylvr]

Thanks Heidi! I love old garage memorabilia.(sp)

i wish I could take you to the local "museum"

Local guy loves old cars and memorabilia.

[King Cobra]

i wish I could take you to the local "museum"

Local guy loves old cars and memorabilia.

That would be cool Heidi! A road trip may be in order one of these days.:chirp:

[Shlbylvr]

That would be cool Heidi! A road trip may be in order one of these days.:chirp:

You have to get special permission to get into this place.. It is freaking amazing though.

[Alloy Dave]

Looks great Cal, nice find!!

P.S. Happy birthday Keith.

[Boston Mike]

Thanks Heidi! I love old garage memorabilia.(sp)

You do??? :innocent:

[King Cobra]

You do??? :innocent:

Yep!!! Love the US 30 Dragstrip sign you got me for Christmas. (secret santa):grin:

[Boston Mike]

Yep!!! Love the US 30 Dragstrip sign you got me for Christmas. (secret santa):grin::innocent: