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Bajahowodd
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Perhaps You Are Right
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
Having seen what a restored 50s-60s Gas Pump went for on "Pawn Stars", any enterprising person who could come up with the Glass-Tops would be better
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surfer jim
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Good to see this topic come alive again....still fun to read with the new info....
How much was the restored one valued at?
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Dewey
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Used the one on the north side of the river before Colonet in 1963. We were young and looking for surf. There was no bridge and you had to ford the
river. You had to ford a lot of places then. It was still there in the early 80's.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Keri
Dennis that's the one Mike and I remember. Palomar. We called it chocolate gas. That's what it looked like , we were skeptical about putting it in our
tank but had no choice. It worked though so we were happy.k [/quote
Chocolate gas! That's great! Good stories here on this thread. I didn't make it down there until 1984, so I missed out on all of that stuff.
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Baja12valve
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My girlfriend and I took a trip on a dirt road from La Rumarosa to Ensenada in the 70's in my old '51 Willys Overland. Somewhere along the way in
some remote village, I have not the foggiest idea where, we had to pick up some gas. There she was, the old glass top pump, crank it up, let it
drain.
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bajalera
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We got gas out of that Espinosa pump en route to La Paz in 1963 and 1972--and didn't I see one like it there, though no longer in service, on a recent
trip?
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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MrBillM
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Nostalgia at a Price ?
There is a 1920s era Glass-Tank Pump fully restored for sale (on the Net) advertised at $33,000. Perfect conversation piece for your casa.
For those willing to settle for a little less nostalgia, there are also companies that makes replicas of both the Glass-Upper tank (Non-Working
unpainted and unassembled $895 less Globe and Decals) and the later register-type pumps with the Lighted-Globes on Top. Under $1000.
http://www.benkinandcompany.com/pumpdetails.htm
http://www.benkinandcompany.com/photos.htm
http://hotrodalleygifts.com/hotrodalley/gaspumpsandmore.asp
http://www.vintagevending.com/wayne-100-swing-arm-gas-pump#m...
Another "Unique" pump which I've never seen. It's interesting (to me) that our local Mobil Gas dealer was still using the Glass-Tank in the 50s
before going over to the "register" type. Never had one of these.
http://www.vintagevending.com/wayne-861-clock-meter-gas-pump
NOT a Gas Pump, but a unique vending machine that I never saw growing up in the 50s in Watts (South L.A.)
http://www.vintagevending.com/american-vendor-soda-vending-m...
The original (to me in the late 40s-early 50s) Coca-Cola Vending "machine" at our neighborhood Mobil Station was like this one. The owner had a Can
on the counter to place the Nickel (later 7 cents) in.
http://www.vintagevending.com/glasc-ck-junior-coca-cola-cool...
After that, he went to a vending machine I haven't seen since. The bottles hung by the neck in channels and you slid them around into a "Gate" which
was opened by dropping a dime in the mechanism.
[Edited on 1-3-2010 by MrBillM]
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surfer jim
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A few of those old pumps....couple of vending machines and a juke box or 2 and you are a .....MILLIONAIRE
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juanroberts
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Anyone care to guess where these pumps were located?
Circa 1960.
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surfer jim
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Colonet ?
And who is in the photo?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalera
We got gas out of that Espinosa pump en route to La Paz in 1963 and 1972--and didn't I see one like it there, though no longer in service, on a recent
trip? |
Baja Cactus has one of their old gravity pumps on display at the motel... and I believe Espinoza's also has one in their motel parking area. They were
the two gasoline distributors before the highway... and before Pemex, too.
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Pompano
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An uncle of mine still uses his on his ranch in North Dakota. Can dispense 20 gallons at a time and sits in his driveway. Pump up the fuel and then
gravity takes over. I can remember pumping gas into his Model T pickup many times when I was running amok on his spread.
Norman's place is an antique collector's paradise. At 92, he still forges and creates in his blacksmith shop..charcoal fires, bellows, pulleys, and
plowshares everywhere...a place that captured my imagination as a tot. A real peice of history.
Come to think of it, there are still a few scattered around the countryside Up North.
A few have become yuppie aquariums, though. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Geo_Skip
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Oh Yeah, First one I ever saw was at Espinosas in 1974. First trip to Baja...nice memory and the beginning of a life long love of Baja. Not so for
Espinosa's after many disappointments!
Baja is a wonderful experience even as it modernizes... but some parts fall behind and we must explore other alternatives. That is part of the
adventure!
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David K
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Espinoza's restaurant has had a major change about a year ago... remodeled inside, faster service, lower prices, good food. We have only eaten there
three times in the past year, but all were good. A big change from the conditions before (slow service, average food, high prices). Try it again.
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TMW
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San Telmo had one in 1987 but I'm not sure if it worked since I didn't use it. San Matias had a working unit in mid to late 90s, that one I did
purchase gas from.
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David K
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Last one I recall getting gas from was at Ejido de los Heroes de la Independencia (Hwy.3 between Ojos Negros and Valle de Trinidad).
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BAJABAILADOR
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Valley Trinidad behind a house on the main drag,a few houses west had great food.Hwy 3 was not there.
North of the bridge in Colonet many times.
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woody with a view
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good to see you BAILADOR.....
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juanroberts
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
And who is in the photo? |
Here is a hint:
http://www.losancianos.com/history.html
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bajagrouper
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I remember the one in Puertecitos in 1971, meeting and eating turtle with Papa Fernandez fish camp, turned back at Loreto that trip....
I hear the whales song
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