Gas Station Memories

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26.9 for a gallon of gasoline? We're gonna have to start walking again if this keeps up !

I don't just remember those filling stations, I got gas in many like that while they washed the windows, checked and added oil, checked the tires and radiator, and gave Green Stamps and a free drinking glass with each 10 gallons..
Best of all, I didn't have to get out of my car or wait for some Wino to buy booze or lotto tickets.

 

I can't see this because of the awesome Napa filter, but I do remember my dad coming unglued when gas hit .75 cents a gallon. Ha! if he were alive today the price of gas would probably kill him. Currently 2.79 a gallon in Utah, not bad.

 

$3,39 here for fake regular. 87 octane.
Daughter just let me know where she works all emails are now filtered with use of certain words. Apparently employers now expect employees to work!
Lucky this is an automotive site and we are consulting about wagon parts Mr NAPA.

 

If you would have stopped at my dad's station in the 50's...it would have been me doing all those things so that you didn't have to get out of your car.

 

I didn't even know where Wisconsin was back then. I didn't get a license or car until 1955 or 56. Actually forgot. it's due in a few weeks again. Sure a lot of changes in the "SERVICE STATION" business.
Now it's stand in line and use hand signals to some woman with a sequin on her forehead behind a glass cage while waiting for shoppers to buy junk food. Service?:banghead3:

 

I would have loved to work in a gas station as a teenager. For some reason though, I ended up working in restaurants. In Jr. College, I was selected for an apprentice program at the local Mercedes-Benz dealer. Got real sick for a few weeks though and was unable to start.

 

I am pretty much free to be on the forum as much as I like, being automotive realated it is considered "field and research related" ha ha ha if they only knew.

 

Those are great pics! I started pumping gas at age 15 in New Jersey (Bernardsville Amoco) and worked there through high school and two summers home while going to college. In NJ you can't pump your own gas but a 15-year-old kid in a goofy shirt can.

I really liked working there, except when it was snowing/sleeting. It had a three-bay shop and the head mechanic taught me a lot, and I got to use the lifts after hours for my projects.

I met Joe Piscapo one night really late. He showed up in a black Bronco with a tire cover that said Jersey Joe on it. Also filled up cars belonging to Malcom Forbes, Mike Tyson, and we had the gas account for the local Porsche/Audi dealer so I got to fuel up all the new Porsche's. Pretty neat.

I still like the OLD gas stations. Try to grab pics if I see a good one!

 

Looks like the begining of the end.......




Guy making notes of the bill........

Yes Mam, that will be

$1.47 for gas

$ .21 cents for tire air, times 4 tires

$ 1.00 to check your oil...by the way mam, you didn't need any so there will be a sur-charge of $ 0.50 cents because we had to drain some oil in order to top it off....

Moter oil... $0.95 cents

$0.50.....you needed water Mam....your questionng this mam?, well thats another $0.50 sur-charge.....

Gas station sur-charge = $0.99 cents

It's sunny out sur-charge = $0.98 cents

You did not buy any products from our store such as chips, soda, etc....
That's another sur-charge of $1.00

You used our clean rest room...well now we have to clean it again Mam....
$2.00..................


We had a picture taken,yes at your expence.... Thats $1.25 cents Mam...


Thankyou, please come again

 

My dad tells me about when he worked at a Gulf station in late 50's and early 60's all the time. I grew up on the tail end of full service gas station's and remember the last one here in town must have closed in late 70's or early 80's.

 

The year was 1972.............I got a job working with a couple HS buddies in a busy full service Gulf dealer.........We averaged 100,000 gallons a month.........tune ups, brakes, alignments, tires, AC repair, engine work........we had a 70 Ford F100 Ranger and a 65 Chev pickup, both with 3 on the trees for service trucks.....we had a automatic car wash. The mechanic on staff handled the serious repairs but all of us did belts, hoses, oil change/grease jobs,tire repair. My buddies drove a 71 LT1 Corvette and the other a 72 Z28, somehow I wound up with a 69 Opel GT. Great fun and an awesome learning experience, my folks put up with me coming home reeking of gas and oil, haha!

On a side note, over the holidays, while looking through photo albums, I saw the dealer ad that had the Opel in it I bought. Also circled in the ad was a 71 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 car offered for $3595. I had it circled but don't ever remember looking at it.

 

Late 50's thru 60's I worked part time after work at the local Clark Super 100 station right at the foot of the bridge over the Illinois river. Great location. This was a small building with just the office and restrooms. We did nothing except pump Ethyl 100 octaine fuel and do the general checking under the hood and tires.
Gas normally was 39.9 but varied during constant gas wars from 19.9 to around 29.9 most times. For that price you got to watch young kids in matching white coveralls with narrow blue stripes, a goofy hat, and a shop towel hanging out of our pockets scramble all over your car as you sat in warmth or cool AC.
Forgot what kind they were but you got a book and stamps to add to it for so many gallons of gas. Wednesdays and another day were double stamp day. You got a book filled with things you could order with stamps. Plus we usually gave something else. Like a water glass , a Zippo lighter, or other valuable junk.
I remember the same young kids coming in for 50 cents worth of gas and a window wash. For the young mini skirt wearing gals it was worth it. For the boys not so much fun!
We earned a big 50 cents an hour minis taxes, uniform rental, and adding machine rental to tally the fuel and oil each shift change. Loved working there.
Kids today are missing the gas station and grocery story carry out jobs.

 

1967-01-13Description:This black and white photograph looks southeast toward a Texaco station at the junction of U.S. Route 5, Vermont Route 12, and Vermont Route 131 in Ascutney.

2012-07-09

 

My love of cars started by working at a service station on the late 70's.

long hours, public interaction,co representation.

Things todays young guys don't get with convenience store gas stations.