The good old days!

SUBMAN1 · 07-08-08, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by rifleman13

Too bad there aren't many old mechanical gas pumps out there...

It can't even pass the $3.99 mark!
Old Mechanical Pumps are cool!

It's a darn conspiracy I tells 'ya!

You better take another look! That pump can't pass 99.9 cents!

mcf1 · 07-08-08, 10:13 AM

dammitt!!!!

I think I a was born to late.

AVGWarhawk · 07-08-08, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mcf1

dammitt!!!!

I think I a was born to late.

One would think so but your rate of pay at the time this was taken would even make the .32 cents seem very expensive.

mcf1 · 07-08-08, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by mcf1

dammitt!!!!

I think I a was born to late.

One would think so but your rate of pay at the time this was taken would even make the .32 cents seem very expensive.

:hmm: yes you're right
:hmm: maybe I was born to soon or maybe not

Monica Lewinsky · 07-08-08, 05:18 PM

When I got my first car [early 1970's - 1971] There was this gas station chain called Sinclair.

Anyone remember that? Their logo was that Green Dinosaur. Any takers?

Then there was this gas chain that had commercials advertising of putting a "tigger in your tank". Was that Texaco?

Sailor Steve · 07-08-08, 09:59 PM

We still have Sinclair stations all over Utah. I guess that's part of being way behind the times.:rotfl:

"Put A Tiger In Your Tank" was the ad slogan from ESSO. It played a funny part in the old movie Pretty Maids All In a Row, starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Telly Savalas, Roddy Mcdowell and James Doohan.
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Platapus · 07-08-08, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

When I got my first car [early 1970's - 1971] There was this gas station chain called Sinclair.

Anyone remember that? Their logo was that Green Dinosaur. Any takers?

Then there was this gas chain that had commercials advertising of putting a "tigger in your tank". Was that Texaco?

I remember the Sinclair stations

When I was a wee lad I remember seeing a Signal Gas station.

Put a tiger in your tank was the advertisement for ESSO gas (now Exxon/Mobile)

07-09-08, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Monica Lewinsky

When I got my first car [early 1970's - 1971] There was this gas station chain called Sinclair.

Anyone remember that? Their logo was that Green Dinosaur. Any takers?

Then there was this gas chain that had commercials advertising of putting a "tigger in your tank". Was that Texaco?

Sinclair was pretty big in my home state of Wisconsin back when I was a kid.

Esso was the "tiger in your tank" people, and later Exxon. In fact, now that Exxon and Mobil have merged, the gas card for them still has the tiger on it.

BTW, billions of years ago, when my dad was still working for Mobil, and before mergers took place, there was a joke going around with Mobil employees about their next logo being a Turkey.

"Put a turkey in your tank - he'll gobble up the miles!"

BettingUrlife · 07-09-08, 10:35 AM

The good old days were when I used to play Falcon1 and Gunship on my old Amiga computer, many, many years ago ... ah the good old days

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Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	When I got my first car [early 1970's - 1971] There was this gas station chain called Sinclair. Anyone remember that? Their logo was that Green Dinosaur. Any takers? Then there was this gas chain that had commercials advertising of putting a "tigger in your tank". Was that Texaco? __________________ Sink them all!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	We still have Sinclair stations all over Utah. I guess that's part of being way behind the times.:rotfl: "Put A Tiger In Your Tank" was the ad slogan from ESSO. It played a funny part in the old movie Pretty Maids All In a Row, starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Telly Savalas, Roddy Mcdowell and James Doohan. http://www.adslogans.co.uk/hof/ad_esso.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	dammitt!!!! I think I a was born to late.

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BettingUrlife Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AM56 North Atlantic Posts: 128 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The good old days were when I used to play Falcon1 and Gunship on my old Amiga computer, many, many years ago ... ah the good old days .