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Not sure how to title this thread. I was wondering if any of you guys are, or know someone who works for a fuel pump company, or in the service industry like Gilbarco, Veeder-Root ? I have always wanted one, a bit like my Parking meter and Traffic light. I would restore it, logo it up and then mount it outside my garage and create a retro garage forecourt. I have found a pump, deffo the worst for wear, but found the owner of the property and he said if I removed it myself, I could have it for £50.00 I think it is too much for the condition it is in, and what you see in the photo is what is there. Panels missing, and having been an industrial pump, there are no numbers in the counters. No nozzle or pipe either. What do you guys think? Buy or Walk away ?? Couple of pics, the helmet is there for size perspective It is a TOKHEIM pump.    Any advice and tips appreciated. AND.... if you know where I can get a more complete, better condition pump for a better price, let me know as well please. |
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Last Edit: Feb 18, 2013 20:28:15 GMT by grizz
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Hi, the front will only be a flat steel panel, a brand new nozzle is less than £15 delivered off of Ebay, until an older ZVA one can be found. That said, although it's not a modern pump it hasn't got enough age to be worth real money. It could cost him money to have it professionally removed or got working again. It is modern looking enough and doesn't need to work, to be mocked up, I realise this is probably against the grain. In short I think it is too much money for what it is.
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Hi, the front will only be a flat steel panel, a brand new nozzle is less than £15 delivered off of Ebay, until an older ZVA one can be found. That said, although it's not a modern pump it hasn't got enough age to be worth real money. It could cost him money to have it professionally removed or got working again. It is modern looking enough and doesn't need to work, to be mocked up, I realise this is probably against the grain. In short I think it is too much money for what it is. Colin Thanks Colin. I guess this one is right on the edge of being too new and too old. I could probably manufacture a decent replica myself. I am not interested in it working,as I may lay on power to it, and hide a compressor in the carcass anyway. |
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I am not interested in it working,as I may lay on power to it, and hide a compressor in the carcass anyway. Good idea Rian, fit a windy gun instead of a filler nozzle and top up your tyres! |
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There's one at my work must be from the 40s
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I think its not too bad at £50. I would cost more in steel to build a rep and time,
I'd go for it.
4 star classics have a couple restored, look great.
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Last Edit: Jan 4, 2013 23:52:36 GMT by areofall
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If I was offered it for 50 sheets I'd have it, the older ones will probably always be out of my price range so that would be a good compromise.
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My neighbour across the road has a couple of nice '60s petrol bowsers and my uncle has a 1920s hand-pumped one with the glass bowl on top. They all add decoration to the garage. At the end of the day, it is now a purely decorative item, so if you like the look of it then buy it. If you find it too ugly, then leave it and save up for an earlier one.
If you did buy it, you would probably be able to find a new front panel for it somewhere for sensible money, or make one yourself.
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My neighbour across the road has a couple of nice '60s petrol bowsers and my uncle has a 1920s hand-pumped one with the glass bowl on top. They all add decoration to the garage. At the end of the day, it is now a purely decorative item, so if you like the look of it then buy it. If you find it too ugly, then leave it and save up for an earlier one. If you did buy it, you would probably be able to find a new front panel for it somewhere for sensible money, or make one yourself. I think you are right. One could always move it on if it did not appeal. Making the front and rear panels could be fun too. Weird old world we live in. I popped around to Mickey my neighbors yesterday while he was out, to mow his overgrown lawn as he just is not getting around to it with working 7/7 at the moment. I had heard his wife squawk at him last week for not mowing the grass since about October, so did it to shut her up. This morning he was going to cut he grass, realised it was done and then came around to say thanks and have a cuppa. Afterwards I told him about the pump and he said that he may know where some have been "stored" read discarded, for years. He will go check them out later to see if they are still there and what sort of money....... He reckons they are older pumps too. Fingers crossed. |
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2013 12:14:03 GMT by grizz
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Put in next to your awesome BBQ ...and use it dispense alcoholic beverages ...... put a beer keg inside it.
I'm sure you could sort it!
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2013 14:58:28 GMT by colnerov
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Thanks Colin. That was a neat pump. Great money at $500 but I would have passed on it. Was it just the one link? |
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Hi, no it is two separate ones. By a quirk it would seem if you put the cursor on the second one it would highlight both. I have corrected my post.
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Put in next to your awesome BBQ ...and use it dispense alcoholic beverages ...... put a beer keg inside it. I'm sure you could sort it! That's an epic idea.... |
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You're like a crazy backyard genius! |
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Been given a lead on these.  They are rough, and incomplete.... but lets see what happens. |
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ive got a couple fo the older pre-war ones. a gilbert and barker t8 'fat lady', and a godwin p1 skeleton. not sure what I'm going to do with the t8 as its quite large, but I'm going to make the godwin into a standard lamp for our house. lots of coll looking 'gubbins' to be on show, and brass to polish.
the prices they command are vastly larger than 50 quid, a restored t8 is £1200+, so 50 quid for anything seems like a bargain.
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ive got a couple fo the older pre-war ones. a gilbert and barker t8 'fat lady', and a godwin p1 skeleton. not sure what I'm going to do with the t8 as its quite large, but I'm going to make the godwin into a standard lamp for our house. lots of coll looking 'gubbins' to be on show, and brass to polish. the prices they command are vastly larger than 50 quid, a restored t8 is £1200+, so 50 quid for anything seems like a bargain. HI Dez, Both those pumps you have are rather special. The Skeletons are awesome and the Fat Lady makes quite a statement. I would be looking for something between probably the 50's and 70's Flat panels etc that I could manage easily. Spoke to Mickey earlier and he was saying the old guy who has the pumps wont sell, he rather sees stuff rust away and then eventually sells the rusted up scrap. Pity. |
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QUESTION TIME.
Does anyone have any idea what age this pump is??
Either decade or closer.
And possibly model number or how one establishes it.
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