Friday, February 27, 2015

a "wow" photo, a servicar Indian, a steam pump, a gas station in 1948, and the coolest neon sign I think I've ever seen


Texaco Station at the Last Frontier Hotel

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/353785941367129/  the Service and Fillin Stations facebook page

9 comments:

  1. It's me again. The motorcycle trike in question is not a Harley-Davidson Servicar, but the Indian equivalent called 'Dispatch-Tow'.

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    1. Hello god, it's me again, Margaret. That snapped into my mind when you wrote "It's me again". Sorry, I had to laugh... Hello Kim! How the hell have'ya been? GREAT catch! front fender right?

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    2. Wow, you have the Nimbus in Japan blog names STAKED OUT! Wow! By the way, stand by for a post about your blogs... you crack me up, you'll see

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  2. The Indian motorcycle trike was identified because of the front fender, trunk shape and trunk handles. easy enough if one has been interested in Harley and Indian trikes for 45 years.

    Thanks for the post about my Japan trip. The guy maintaining it while I was on the road had fun altering about one-third of the pictures, one of those being the Nimbus in the crate. Try finding out what he did to that pic.

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    1. i saw that on your other blog he captioned it, but I don't have the expertise on Nimbus to see anything altered. Sorry he screwed with your photos

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  3. Hey, looking for the alterations is like hunting for Easter eggs: Here and there figures from - say - Star Wars appear in the background, weird signs appear discretely on buildings and so forth. Most people reading the blog didn't know he had done it, but once they noticed it on a pic, they started all over, checking out every one and all.

    As for the pic of my Nimbus bobber, you know it has a four cylinder engine, right?

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    1. No, I know that they exist, have seen some in person, where they were made, and that the exhaust has a well designed manifold off the side like an inline engine block. Everything else is for more advanced pupils

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  4. There was a reason I mentioned it was a four cylinder engine; now count the number exhaust tubes on this picture of it….

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    1. yes, I see that now... he did an expert job of photoshopping there!

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