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auggie56 · 01-03-2010, 06:05 PM

Brother and I were just talking about some of the things, that you used to see in filling stations, that you wouldn't see today. One was an "air tower". It had numbers that displayed like the old pumps, and you selected the air pressures with a crank on the side. The hose was hung on the front or side, and as the air went into the tire, it "dinged." What do you recall ?

auggie56 · 01-03-2010, 06:07 PM

Here it is. If you never saw this or any of what is talked about tell us.

petes83usa · 01-03-2010, 06:32 PM

first time I saw one of these was when I was like 8 years old and I stopped at the gas station to put air in my bike tire , after I heard what sounded like a gun going off I realized it was adjustable and walked my bike home without a front tire....pete

....I wasnt...

gregs55150 · 01-03-2010, 07:08 PM

And the air was free too not 75cents for 25 seconds
GREG

mickeywestsr · 01-03-2010, 08:28 PM

The old crank gas pumps. You had to crank them to get the dial back to zeros.

Will · 01-03-2010, 08:32 PM

How about driving in to get gas. You would drive over an air hose which rang a bell inside to let the attendant know he had a customer.

petes83usa · 01-03-2010, 08:48 PM

how about oil cans and oil spouts ...pete

mickym521 · 01-03-2010, 08:56 PM

Does anyone remember Fina's slogan of "Pink Air in 66" or getting a flatware place setting with a fillup ?

petes83usa · 01-03-2010, 09:04 PM

How about '' you can trust your car ..to the man who wear's the star.. the Big White Texaco starrrr...pete

57-Z06 · 01-03-2010, 09:08 PM

Do you want Blue Chip or Green stamps?

01-03-2010, 06:05 PM	#1
auggie56 Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Jul 2007 auggie56's Garage Location: Toledo Ohio Posts: 7,061 Member #3147	Playing Off "Did You Work In A Filling Station ?" Brother and I were just talking about some of the things, that you used to see in filling stations, that you wouldn't see today. One was an "air tower". It had numbers that displayed like the old pumps, and you selected the air pressures with a crank on the side. The hose was hung on the front or side, and as the air went into the tire, it "dinged." What do you recall ? __________________ ‎Free Speech Is Dead ‎ "The White Hut" Toledo Ohio, a popular hangout of the car generation of the sixties. Last edited by auggie56; 01-03-2010 at 06:08 PM..

01-03-2010, 06:32 PM	#3
petes83usa Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Nov 2009 petes83usa's Garage Location: Burton, Ohio.. suburb of Cleveland Posts: 8,716 Member #11075	first time I saw one of these was when I was like 8 years old and I stopped at the gas station to put air in my bike tire , after I heard what sounded like a gun going off I realized it was adjustable and walked my bike home without a front tire....pete ....I wasnt... __________________ *"You're only as good as the people you keep around you"* petes83@adelphia.net

01-03-2010, 08:28 PM	#5
mickeywestsr Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Feb 2007 mickeywestsr's Garage Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 31,222 Member #1970	The old crank gas pumps. You had to crank them to get the dial back to zeros. __________________ GO VOLS COWBOY

01-03-2010, 08:32 PM	#6
Will Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Oct 2008 Will's Garage Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,808 Member #6794	How about driving in to get gas. You would drive over an air hose which rang a bell inside to let the attendant know he had a customer. __________________ 55 210 Delray Club Coupe 57 Belair 2dr HT - under construction

01-03-2010, 08:48 PM	#7
petes83usa Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Nov 2009 petes83usa's Garage Location: Burton, Ohio.. suburb of Cleveland Posts: 8,716 Member #11075	how about oil cans and oil spouts ...pete __________________ *"You're only as good as the people you keep around you"* petes83@adelphia.net

01-03-2010, 07:08 PM	#4
gregs55150 Senior Member 1 Gold Star Join Date: May 2008 gregs55150's Garage Location: maine Posts: 1,024 Member #5639	And the air was free too not 75cents for 25 seconds GREG

01-03-2010, 08:56 PM	#8
mickym521 Senior Member 1 Gold Star Join Date: Apr 2009 mickym521's Garage Location: Noonday Texas Posts: 1,062 Member #8423	Does anyone remember Fina's slogan of "Pink Air in 66" or getting a flatware place setting with a fillup ?

01-03-2010, 09:04 PM	#9
petes83usa Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Nov 2009 petes83usa's Garage Location: Burton, Ohio.. suburb of Cleveland Posts: 8,716 Member #11075	How about '' you can trust your car ..to the man who wear's the star.. the Big White Texaco starrrr...pete __________________ *"You're only as good as the people you keep around you"* petes83@adelphia.net

01-03-2010, 09:08 PM	#10
57-Z06 Senior Member 4 Gold Stars Join Date: Dec 2006 57-Z06's Garage Location: Mountain View, Arkansas Posts: 4,948 Member #1699	Do you want Blue Chip or Green stamps? __________________ Ray "The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have." (author unknown)

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