The Ford Barn

Ross/Kzoo · 10-20-2011, 04:27 AM

Here are some interesting pictures of old time service stations:

Ross/Kzoo · 10-20-2011, 04:30 AM

Here are some more:

JBR · 10-20-2011, 04:54 AM

Neat pictures Ross. Glad you were able to figure it out. Thanks for sharing.
Jon

ivoryjohn · 10-20-2011, 08:06 AM

Check out the mechanical device under the lift? What is that? It looks to be some sort of drive or dyno run by the car. Although they appear to be servicing the car what is the guy in the rear forefront of the picture controlling?

Seth Swoboda · 10-20-2011, 09:02 AM

They used a lot of neat advertsing and signs then. I like the photo with the railroad tank car on the elevated track, the EPA would crap all over themselves in this day and age!

Gumpy · 10-20-2011, 09:58 AM

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love those old time pics from a different era before my time...looks like gas was 20 cents a gallon? seems kinda high i paid 29.9 c in high school!!!

28Annie · 10-20-2011, 10:12 AM

Those are great - thanks for posting these. Please post more if you have them!

Funny how some things remain the same - Barney Oldfield working with a sponsor/supplier like the modern race car drivers do today!

mot · 10-20-2011, 10:19 AM

Is that a 3X sparkplug advertised on the bill board in the third picture in the first group?

Modelakid31 · 10-20-2011, 10:26 AM

Thanks for sharing those pics! they are very interesting photos.

Richard/Ca · 10-20-2011, 11:59 AM

Great pictures! The no. 3 picture looks like it should fit right in todays economy. Now that a second set of pictures showed up. What I was referring to was in the first bunch of pictures and the business behind the gas station.

700rpm · 10-20-2011, 12:59 PM

Love the picture of the Ford Sales and Service sign hanging in the tree!

gunmetal blue · 10-20-2011, 02:19 PM

Thank you soo much I will add them to my collection.

Jack '29 Sport Coupe · 10-20-2011, 02:23 PM

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

Jack

Milton · 10-20-2011, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gunmetal blue

Thank you soo much I will add them to my collection.

Wow, first six pics, then five more and who woulda though a dead match of the eleven pics that I have.

Randy in ca · 10-21-2011, 12:26 AM

I've seen the very first picture before (the one with the car up a ramp and over some sort of an assembly) and recall quite a discussion and several theories as to the apparatus the car was on. I believe it may have been on the old Fordbarn and in the end someone nailed it (but of course I've forgotten). Anybody have any idea?

40 Deluxe · 10-21-2011, 12:44 AM

Post #4 led me to go back to the very 1st picture and blow it up to see more detail. It does look like a dyno and the fellow with the lever uses it to put a load on the vehicle. Whatever is going on has drawn a small crowd of observers. Counting the hat brims at the very edge of the picture, I count 9 or 10 guys watching.
I got it large enough to fill half of a standard sheet of paper and when I printed it, it came out a lot lighter than the original thumbnail. I can clearly see the facial features of the guy in the driver's seat and can count the rafters in the roof structure. Below the spare tire is a rod apparently hooked to the rear axle to hold the car in place. What else do you see? Has anybody ever seen anything like this before?

Ross/Kzoo · 10-21-2011, 05:10 AM

It looks to me that the clue is the container marked "gasometer measures leakage past pistons".

Tom Wesenberg · 03-01-2012, 09:07 AM

Sometimes a shade tree mechanic has to carry his own shade trees.

This is an old gas station that was moved to the Nowthen threshing show grounds a few years ago. Last summer I bought a couple trees at the Saturday auction during the show.

Aerocraft · 03-01-2012, 09:19 AM

Great pictures Ross and Tom! Also really like the Shell station at Gilmore in the background of Ross' Avatar. That could be one of the most photographed old gas stations around.

Tom, you are using the A the way I believe they should be used! Somewhere I have a series of annual pictures of our family of four in our Coupe with a fresh cut Christmas tree in the rumble seat. The kids sure remember it and the salt damage was fixed later.

Gar Williams

real550A · 03-01-2012, 09:21 AM

Tom- Is that the old station from the west side of 65 in Cambridge?

10-20-2011, 04:54 AM	#3
JBR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 346	Re: Old time gas stations Neat pictures Ross. Glad you were able to figure it out. Thanks for sharing. Jon

10-20-2011, 09:02 AM	#5
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: Old time gas stations They used a lot of neat advertsing and signs then. I like the photo with the railroad tank car on the elevated track, the EPA would crap all over themselves in this day and age!

10-20-2011, 09:58 AM	#6
Gumpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sf bay area Posts: 1,464	Re: Old time gas stations Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) *love those old time pics from a different era before my time...looks like gas was 20 cents a gallon? seems kinda high i paid 29.9 c in high school!!!* __________________ "I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in Charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about". Quote by Henry Ford

10-20-2011, 10:12 AM	#7
28Annie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Apex, North Carolina Posts: 59	Re: Old time gas stations Those are great - thanks for posting these. Please post more if you have them! Funny how some things remain the same - Barney Oldfield working with a sponsor/supplier like the modern race car drivers do today!

10-20-2011, 10:19 AM	#8
mot Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento Ca Posts: 1,179	Re: Old time gas stations Is that a 3X sparkplug advertised on the bill board in the third picture in the first group?

10-20-2011, 08:06 AM	#4
ivoryjohn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: picauyne ms. Posts: 251	Re: Old time gas stations Check out the mechanical device under the lift? What is that? It looks to be some sort of drive or dyno run by the car. Although they appear to be servicing the car what is the guy in the rear forefront of the picture controlling?

10-20-2011, 10:26 AM	#9
Modelakid31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Foxborough, MA Posts: 364	Re: Old time gas stations Thanks for sharing those pics! they are very interesting photos.

10-20-2011, 11:59 AM	#10
Richard/Ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manteca,Ca, Posts: 368	Re: Old time gas stations Great pictures! The no. 3 picture looks like it should fit right in todays economy. Now that a second set of pictures showed up. What I was referring to was in the first bunch of pictures and the business behind the gas station. Last edited by Richard/Ca; 10-20-2011 at 12:07 PM. Reason: update

10-20-2011, 12:59 PM	#11
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: Old time gas stations Love the picture of the Ford Sales and Service sign hanging in the tree!

10-20-2011, 02:19 PM	#12
gunmetal blue Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Milford, Indiana Posts: 366	Re: Old time gas stations Thank you soo much I will add them to my collection.

10-20-2011, 02:23 PM	#13
Jack '29 Sport Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 798	Re: Old time gas stations Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. Jack __________________ Cincinnati, Ohio

10-21-2011, 12:26 AM	#15
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,646	Re: Old time gas stations I've seen the very first picture before (the one with the car up a ramp and over some sort of an assembly) and recall quite a discussion and several theories as to the apparatus the car was on. I believe it may have been on the old Fordbarn and in the end someone nailed it (but of course I've forgotten). Anybody have any idea?

10-21-2011, 12:44 AM	#16
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: Old time gas stations Post #4 led me to go back to the very 1st picture and blow it up to see more detail. It does look like a dyno and the fellow with the lever uses it to put a load on the vehicle. Whatever is going on has drawn a small crowd of observers. Counting the hat brims at the very edge of the picture, I count 9 or 10 guys watching. I got it large enough to fill half of a standard sheet of paper and when I printed it, it came out a lot lighter than the original thumbnail. I can clearly see the facial features of the guy in the driver's seat and can count the rafters in the roof structure. Below the spare tire is a rod apparently hooked to the rear axle to hold the car in place. What else do you see? Has anybody ever seen anything like this before?

10-21-2011, 05:10 AM	#17
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: Old time gas stations It looks to me that the clue is the container marked "gasometer measures leakage past pistons".

03-01-2012, 09:07 AM	#18
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Old time gas stations Sometimes a shade tree mechanic has to carry his own shade trees. This is an old gas station that was moved to the Nowthen threshing show grounds a few years ago. Last summer I bought a couple trees at the Saturday auction during the show.

03-01-2012, 09:19 AM	#19
Aerocraft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,387	Re: Old time gas stations Great pictures Ross and Tom! Also really like the Shell station at Gilmore in the background of Ross' Avatar. That could be one of the most photographed old gas stations around. Tom, you are using the A the way I believe they should be used! Somewhere I have a series of annual pictures of our family of four in our Coupe with a fresh cut Christmas tree in the rumble seat. The kids sure remember it and the salt damage was fixed later. Gar Williams Last edited by Aerocraft; 03-01-2012 at 09:25 AM. Reason: spelling

03-01-2012, 09:21 AM	#20
real550A Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Branch, MN. Posts: 161	Re: Old time gas stations Tom- Is that the old station from the west side of 65 in Cambridge? __________________ Mike B. Model A's and Porsches since 1957