OK. How many of us remember two things:
The barrel of oil with a crank on top of it that when rotated one rotation,
measured out one quart of oil into a glass bottle with a metal funnel on
top.
Gas station attendants in uniforms checking oil level, coolant level, tire
pressure, washing windshields - the proper way not using a dirty squeegie
with filthy water like they do today if you are lucky (or unlucky) enough to
find one.
I used to pump gas at the local gas station in return for the owner lifting
my car and changing the oil -- for the cost only of the oil.
Pulling into a gas station on a Saturday night with a car load of friends
and taking up a collection to by forty seven cents worth of ethyl (remember
that) and that forty seven cents would get you through the night as it meant
about three gallons because gas was between 12-18 cents in California during
the last 50's.
OK, that was four but what the heck!
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of James Lea
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:44 PM
To: Mike Carpenter; Healey forum
Subject: Re: Gas Stations
Mike. What a treat for old timers like me to see all of the gas stations
from the years when I was just starting to drive. I looked for one that said
Finzio's Sinclair and half expected Buddy Palumbo to be standing out front.
Did you take the pictures? If you did they should be in a book. Thanks, JL
James Lea
PO Box 25
Rockport Maine 04856
1-207-236-3632
1952 MG TD
1952 Triumph Mayflower
1958 Rover P4
1962 Austin Healey BT7
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