Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 5 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I remember if you topped off the tank, gas would slosh out when you accelerated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Also, the nozzles did not have shut off capability so you could easily overfill the gas tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: Also, the nozzles did not have shut off capability so you could easily overfill the gas tank! Maybe it was a regional thing or before my car time in the mid 60s, but I don't remember that. My memory is of the gas attendant checking oil and cleaning the windshield while the pump was running unattended. Edit: now that I think about it, the pump would shut off automatically if left unattended. But if you stood there holding the lever without the cam engaged, it would overfill. Today it shuts off even if you hold it. Edited April 12 by Abilene Slim SASS 81783 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Further back still, I remember the Texaco guys in full uniform. Two would often service the car - they used to BE service stations! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) My dad and uncle owned a garage / Texaco gas station from the late 40's until the early 80's. I pumped a lot of gas from the early 60's to the early 70's. I had to hold the nozzle the entire time and listen carefully in order to not overfill the tank. I was happy when the automatic nozzles became available. Edited April 12 by Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 6 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: Further back still, I remember the Texaco guys in full uniform. Two would often service the car - they used to BE service stations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 18 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Forgot that, fun! Have to see if it is in the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Also, the gas cap behind the license plate came after all of Detroit's hidden gas caps of the 50's. It was like a treasure hunt to find them on some of the new cars. I remember a skit on Candid Camera where they modified a new car so the gas cap could not be accessed and the gas station attendants were looking everywhere for it. Edited April 12 by Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 How about behind the left rear tail lite. Largo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I remember pumping gas behind the plate when gas was 30¢ a gallon. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Gas wars in the 'mid '60's 21-23 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: Also, the gas cap behind the license plate came after all of Detroit's hidden gas caps of the 50's. It was like a treasure hunt to find them on some of the new cars. I remember a skit on Candid Camera where they modified a new car so the gas cap could not be accessed and the gas station attendants were looking everywhere for it. Yup! Did the other makers do this, or was it just GM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, largo casey #19191 said: How about behind the left rear tail lite. Largo As opposed to the front tail light. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I miss girls and women dressing like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 '55 VW Beetle the gas tank and fill was under the hood. Angus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, Black Angus McPherson said: '55 VW Beetle the gas tank and fill was under the hood. Angus I bet it was in the trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, largo casey #19191 said: How about behind the left rear tail lite. Largo 47 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: As opposed to the front tail light. Don't feel bad largo. Within the past week I told somebody that his left rear brake light was out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I had one car that had a huge flip top cap in the center of the decklid and another that had the cap in the “C” pillar of the roof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 23 minutes ago, Alpo said: I bet it was in the trunk. VW Beetle, the engine was in the "trunk". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Now they like to put the cap on the wrong side of the car. You'd think we were in England! Behind the plate was at least centered,but messy in the winter. Edited April 12 by Eyesa Horg Otto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Attendant put the gas in, checked your oil and washed your windshield! .32 cents a gallon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 44 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Attendant put the gas in, checked your oil and washed your windshield! .32 cents a gallon! Don't forget the Green Stamps. Also had Top Value stamps. As a kid, I remember licking all of those stamps and pasting them into the saver books. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) The radio tuning thing would be fun for young kids. I had a 48 Chrysler that had push button radio stations. But your did not pull out and tune and push to set. You poll on the button and a chrome cover came off exposing a little knob which you turned to tune the station then push the cover back on. You did this to each button. It was like having 7 individual radios to tune. And it was vertical. Edited April 12 by Cliff Hanger #3720LR 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Falcon, SASS # 46139 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I still pump gas behind the tag in my 73 Buick. PF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 We always went to Uncle JD's service station. I don't remember what kind of gas he sold. OK, the Uncle was a courtesy title, tho his wife (Aunt Blanche) was a relation (to me, 6th cousin, I think - we were both 7th generation from our immigrant ancestor). Anyway, we were always taken care of. Real well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 My 1962 Renault Dalphine had the gas cap in the rear trunk, next to the engine and the radiator fill cap. Caught the attendant several times holding the pump handle in one hand and the radiator cap in the other looking puzzled. French engineering at its finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 9 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: Further back still, I remember the Texaco guys in full uniform. Two would often service the car - they used to BE service stations! You can trust your car to the men who wear the Star; the big, bright Texaco Star" Remember that jingle ca: 1965ish? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 9 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: Further back still, I remember the Texaco guys in full uniform. Two would often service the car - they used to BE service stations! Local Marathon station here had high school girls pumping gas, cleaning windows and checking oils into the early 80's. Buzz Green owned it. His daughter is a friend of my sister. Busiest station in town then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: Now they like to put the cap on the wrong side of the car. You'd think we were in England! Behind the plate was at least centered,but messy in the winter. https://www.rd.com/article/car-gas-tanks/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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