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Title: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Jimise on October 06, 2009, 03:22:00 AM Does anyone else collect old gasoline pumps? This one is a Tokheim 39-B
made in July of 1953. I have cleaned, Polished, Sanded, And painted every nut and bolt, and part on this pump. I left all the working parts on the inside of the pump when I restored it so you can see how it works. (Most people gut them) The pump still runs when you pull the knob by the gas nozzle. I have 3 more in the garage to restore someday........ I can't wait to retire!! Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Jimise on October 06, 2009, 03:26:22 AM A couple more pics! Thanks!! :89-
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: stayouttadabunker on October 06, 2009, 04:24:03 AM What you do to those old pumps are amazing... :131- :3-
My father in law owned a gas station for years and years... he will love these pictures when I show him what you've done. Great job! Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Forrhouse on October 06, 2009, 05:59:40 AM Very cool. Would love one of those someday.
Eric Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Op-Bell on October 06, 2009, 06:04:09 AM They always have a few gas pumps in the VCA auctions. They fetch insane prices. The older pumps, the hand pumps with a glass tank, often go for more than $15,000.
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: reho33 on October 06, 2009, 11:34:03 AM They sell gas in old glass bottles in Chad...............
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Neonkiss on October 07, 2009, 12:55:48 AM I have one that I restored.
I also have mine where it works when you lift the lever. I gutted out the pump and motor and installed a 20 RPM motor to drive the meter I still like to here the bell ring for every gallon pumped. Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Neonkiss on October 07, 2009, 12:56:51 AM Here are some finished pics
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Neonkiss on October 07, 2009, 12:57:43 AM and more
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Jimise on October 07, 2009, 01:24:10 AM Wow, That is a beautiful pump! That is cool how you hooked up the bell.
How old is it? BTW Thanks everyone for the comments! :3- I have one that I restored. I also have mine where it works when you lift the lever. I gutted out the pump and motor and installed a 20 RPM motor to drive the meter I still like to here the bell ring for every gallon pumped. Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: stayouttadabunker on October 07, 2009, 04:28:16 AM It is a beautiful restoration Neon! :3-
Now, if you can only hook it up to a beer keg...THAT would be the prize! :131- Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Neonkiss on October 07, 2009, 07:59:40 PM Now, if you can only hook it up to a beer keg...THAT would be the prize! :131- Bunker, I was WAY ahead of you on that one. I was going to have it dispense beer, but I was stuck with one kind. So I put together the wall of beer next to it. Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: stayouttadabunker on October 07, 2009, 10:57:48 PM :72- You're one smart puppy! :72-
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: StatFreak on October 08, 2009, 01:08:10 AM Is that a Bally EM next to your wall 'O beer?
You guys have done wonders restoring those old pumps. :3- :3- :131- :131- Now, if you could only dispense gasoline from them at the stated price on the pump, you'd really have something. Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Ken Layton on November 07, 2009, 03:00:11 PM I have a friend restoring a Wayne 70 pump.
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: brichter on November 07, 2009, 04:13:02 PM Yes, that's a Bally EM, if I recognize my sharp chrome corners correctly... :71-
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: jay on November 07, 2009, 05:09:28 PM Neat stuff...
I have a tap tower with 3 taps..... but I had no handles. A couple of loose key strokes on ebay and I now have 70 of them..... I am looking for creative ways to display them - the wall-o-beer looks good but I really don't want to have a 35 foot rail..... Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Jackpot on May 08, 2010, 05:43:06 PM I put a dollar coin in mine to make it work.
Jackpot :94- Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: mike on October 24, 2010, 03:49:46 PM very very cool pumps .they sell them also at burls creek.it is a big big flemarket/they get un real prices for them ,great job/
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: junkman on February 13, 2011, 01:00:16 AM I have a few pump myself. I just love them.
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: rilaw on September 27, 2011, 08:40:05 PM Wow, pumps look great guys, I have been searching for one to mount in front of my garage, but its hard to find them for a decent price in New England :8-
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: junkman on September 27, 2011, 09:59:56 PM Just bought a fry 117 few months ago. Started taking it apart to restore hard to find time to work on all I want to ill send a picture I ended up paying 350.00 for the fry. It took 20 years to find one I could aford
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: rilaw on September 28, 2011, 12:50:26 PM Just bought a fry 117 few months ago. Started taking it apart to restore hard to find time to work on all I want to ill send a picture I ended up paying 350.00 for the fry. It took 20 years to find one I could aford Nice old visible there, Congrats! Dam, I hope it does not take me that long lol Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: Ken Layton on October 17, 2011, 02:53:04 PM I'm partial to 1950's gas pumps.
Title: Re: Gas pumps anyone? Post by: jay on October 18, 2011, 02:00:35 AM We have a store dedicated to Lift Master.
These are hydrolic lifts that allow you to put 2 cars in the space of one assuming you have the head room to do so. This store has a number of antique gas pumps on display. I love the look of some of them, but could never justify the space that they take up as they have no actual utility and putting a fully restored one in my garden would be a sin. |