Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Early V8 (1932-53)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-15-2021, 10:56 PM   #1
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Gas rationing A decals

Does anyone know of a source for a good reproduction of the WWII A gas rationing windshield sticker? I bought one that I finally got around to using and it was not worth a hoot. It had to be applied on the outside of the windshield, and you know how that worked out. I would like a good one for my avatar. Thanks a bunch.
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 05:46 AM   #2
s.e.charles
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 68
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

https://inspectionsticker.net/index....roducts_id=150

if only for an avatar, could you make a screen shot & then use it?
s.e.charles is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 02-16-2021, 08:04 AM   #3
34PKUP
Senior Member
 
34PKUP's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 794
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by s.e.charles View Post
https://inspectionsticker.net/index....roducts_id=150

if only for an avatar, could you make a screen shot & then use it?
Think he means for the truck in his avatar, not to be used as an avatar.
Otherwise the one you suggest has all the desired attributes.
34PKUP is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 08:46 AM   #4
Ken/Alabama
Senior Member
 
Ken/Alabama's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 3,237
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Got mine from Macs Ford Parts . It’s not a water slide decal but a peel and stick that sticks on the inside of the glass.
Ken/Alabama is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 09:13 AM   #5
McMimmcs
Senior Member
 
McMimmcs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken/Alabama View Post
Got mine from Macs Ford Parts . It’s not a water slide decal but a peel and stick that sticks on the inside of the glass.
That’s where I got mine and it works great. Lots of compliments. Yea for Macs!!
McMimmcs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 10:18 AM   #6
Steves46
Senior Member
 
Steves46's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lithia, FL
Posts: 1,050
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
I got mine (water slide type) at grumpsgarage.com
__________________
If it aint broke, don't fix it!
Steves46 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 10:40 AM   #7
51504bat
Senior Member
 
51504bat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SoCal-Redlands
Posts: 2,997
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

I wanted a "C" sticker since Rusty would have been a farm truck during the war. Bought it off Ebay. Its a sticker for the inside of the windshield not a water slide.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg sticker2.jpg (37.9 KB, 27 views)
__________________
Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.
51504bat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 02:52 PM   #8
corvette8n
Senior Member
 
corvette8n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY
Posts: 2,931
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

I thought I got mine from Bob Drake’s but I couldn’t find it online.
Here’s and article about them https://www.mafca.com/downloads/Gas%...20Stickers.pdf

Since you are going to put it on your pickup I think you should get the “T” one.

Or print this one
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 0E5E1F62-1A04-40BC-BC5B-9340EE154146.jpg (23.4 KB, 13 views)

Last edited by corvette8n; 02-16-2021 at 02:57 PM. Reason: Added pic
corvette8n is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 06:57 PM   #9
Pete
Senior Member
 
Pete's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wa.
Posts: 5,374
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Here is the artwork if you want to make your own.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg A sticker.jpg (7.3 KB, 16 views)
File Type: jpg A back.jpg (13.1 KB, 18 views)
Pete is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 07:20 PM   #10
Krylon32
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 4,430
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Just wait a while there may be some current ones.
Krylon32 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 07:45 PM   #11
petehoovie
Senior Member
 
petehoovie's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7,930
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

https://www.amazon.com/B-Ration-Stic...omotive&sr=1-1
1942 B-Ration Sticker Reproduction Window Cling Decal


About this item

  • Measures 3" x 3-1/2"
  • Decal is plastic, NOT PAPER
  • World War II Gas Rationing Sticker
  • Reproduction
__________________
The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others....

"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"
"We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

Last edited by petehoovie; 02-16-2021 at 07:56 PM.
petehoovie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 08:26 PM   #12
Pete
Senior Member
 
Pete's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wa.
Posts: 5,374
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Original size is 3 x 2.75 for A and B.
Pete is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 09:37 PM   #13
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Krylon32 View Post
Just wait a while there may be some current ones.
Very possibly so. LOL
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 09:48 PM   #14
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by petehoovie View Post
https://www.amazon.com/B-Ration-Stic...omotive&sr=1-1
1942 B-Ration Sticker Reproduction Window Cling Decal


About this item

  • Measures 3" x 3-1/2"
  • Decal is plastic, NOT PAPER
  • World War II Gas Rationing Sticker
  • Reproduction
Thanks, Pete. I ordered one for what it's worth. From what I remember of them they were paper with some type of glue on them where you wet them and stuck them on the inside of your windshield. Apparently, no one is making an authentic reproduction, like so many things nowadays.
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2021, 09:49 PM   #15
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,260
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Krylon32 View Post
Just wait a while there may be some current ones.
With the current trend towards electric vehicles? Not very likely. The Saudi's will be trying to sell their oil at closeout in a few years.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2021, 09:37 AM   #16
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Krylon32 View Post
Just wait a while there may be some current ones.


At my age I don't have too much time to wait. LOL
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2021, 02:58 PM   #17
Pete
Senior Member
 
Pete's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wa.
Posts: 5,374
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawson Cox View Post
Thanks, Pete. I ordered one for what it's worth. From what I remember of them they were paper with some type of glue on them where you wet them and stuck them on the inside of your windshield. Apparently, no one is making an authentic reproduction, like so many things nowadays.
Just curious, what are the parameters for an "authentic reproduction"?
Do they need to have 80 years of age showing?
Pete is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2021, 04:24 PM   #18
petehoovie
Senior Member
 
petehoovie's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7,930
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Accurate A Sticker reproduction here> https://inspectionsticker.net/index....roducts_id=150

The “A” sticker was the most common and was issued to the general public. To get the sticker, you had to certify that you needed gasoline and that you owned no more than 5 tires, which were also rationed during the war.The “B” sticker was issued to business owners. It allowed them to get more fuel for their business vehicles. The "C" sticker was issued primarily to professional people, physicians nurses, dentists, ministers, priests, Mail delivery, embalmers, farm workers, construction or maintenance workers, Soldiers and armed forces going to duty, and several others. The interesting thing about the “C” sticker is that where was a list of 17 different occupations and check boxes at the bottom of the form that the person had to check off to qualify for the sticker. In reality, the “C” sticker was probably the most common during the war, as many people tried to qualify to get more gasoline. However, after the war, most “C” sticker users scraped it off their windshield, as they didn't want the world to know their profession. The "M" sticker was issued to motorcycle owners. This included telegraph delivery and other messenger services who used motorcycles for their business.The "T" sticker was issued to truck drivers.The "X" sticker was issued in special instances for high mileage type jobs such as traveling salesmen
__________________
The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others....

"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"
"We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0
petehoovie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2021, 04:47 PM   #19
Pete
Senior Member
 
Pete's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wa.
Posts: 5,374
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

...
Attached Images
File Type: jpg CGASFRNT.jpg (33.8 KB, 23 views)
Pete is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2021, 05:24 PM   #20
Will D
Senior Member
 
Will D's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: BC Canada
Posts: 573
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete View Post
...
Last one on list: "friend of a board member" oh the perks of friends in higher places.
__________________
Sometimes, ingenuity gets in the way of sense and sanity.
Will D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-18-2021, 12:08 AM   #21
tobby
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 45
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

i reproduced these several years ago, used to sell them on ebay. 2-A's, 1B, and 1C. for $5.... they go on the inside of the windshield lower right corner, just wet them and position them... if interested give me a call Tobby 818-990-0590 leave message, i will return your call
tobby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-18-2021, 12:13 AM   #22
tobby
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 45
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

i have them A, B, and C..........Tobby 818-990-0590
tobby is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 02-18-2021, 12:18 AM   #23
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete View Post
Just curious, what are the parameters for an "authentic reproduction"?
Do they need to have 80 years of age showing?
No, cupcake, but at least it should be paper and be applied to the inside of the windshield and have some sort of "stickum" on it where it would stick to the windshield. Plastic thingies that cling to the windshield or paper thingies that are applied to the outside of the windshield, just don't cut it IMHO. Rant over.
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-18-2021, 12:49 AM   #24
tobby
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 45
Default Re: Gas rationing A decals

i have A's B's and C's.... give me a call Tobby 818-990-0590
tobby is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:50 PM.