'50s-era Mobil gas station recreated in New York
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2024
- Classic car and memorabilia enthusiast Rob Cooper is restoring a service station in Millerton, NY to how it looked when it began selling Mobil gas in 1957. Passersby are already pulling into to take photos. RIDE-CT gets tje history of the project.
Great restoration job! I was born in 1955 and got to see this style of station as a kid before they started changing. An era gone by and missed.
Remember when gas stations had contests to lure pump traffic?
@@ride-ct-classiccars Yeah, and definitely remember when the ones in our small town would have price wars.
Really nice. I was fond of service stations and oil company logos as a child. I miss the different looks and styles of company brand service stations back in the day. Every slight change that was made I instantly noticed it. Definitely a nice build. You did an excellent job.
Thank you. I love that nostalgia! A simpler time.
Rob Cooper did a great job restoring this Mobil gas station. I wish it was near me so I could see it in person. Gas was probably about 25 cents per gallon back in 1957.
Nice restoration, brings back memories.
I'll definitely update the story when Rob Cooper completes the rehab.
Mr. Rob,
Awesome Mobil gas station.
Who likes petroliana as me that place is a paradise.
Congratulations
Rio-Brazil
It's a great place and the owner welcomes visitors.
@@ride-ct-classiccars Thanks a lot. Best regards.
This is fantastic! Been this way countless times over the years, but not lately. Hope I get to see it sometime.
There's no better time to visit than the present!
Red is a very attractive color for cars.
Great Respect for this guy
Drove by the station over the holiday weekend and noticed that he has now done some stuff on the inside. Really need to follow up.
Fantastic! I love things like that. 😍🥰💕💓🏆 Greetings from Switzerland; Kylie
Thanks for checking, Kyle!
Nice Job. COOOOLLL ❤❤❤
He put a lot of thought and effort into it.
FANTASTIC!!!!
Can't wait to go back to see it when the inside displays are completed.
That is awesome! My Dad worked for mobil almost 40 years and he would have loved this! Please post more videos when the interior is completed and anytime new additions occur.
I'll be sure and do a follow-up story in the spring. Glad you enjoyed it.
I hope u have the old air compressor.. American built. My dad had an old Phillips 66 station..he built in 1959 we owned until the end 1999. It was 5 bays it had a sailor - Buell air compressor built in st.johns , Mich..still in business.. I bought a new one for my home garage..and requed an vary old Rotary single post lift # FP 46 H mark 5 . I did a American restoration to it for less than a 1000 bucks ..found a company called SVI inc in DeKalb,IL. They make replacement parts .for all inground lifts ..my oil tank is above ground..for safety reasons..of course..as I'm Simi retired..from chicago.area now in FL.. my home garage is a replica of a service bay my dads shop...I love what u did..to this service station..I hope u also found an air pump.pls get to me if u have questions..I grew up in my dads station..I remember the smell of the place .etc
Vary nice...i hope u restored the unground lifts. I resqud an old Rotary in ground old school Rotary single post lift.. I did a restoration to it it Sat over 40 yrs it was abandoned. Now back in loving service in my home garage. As part of my old school garage. As I start to collect stuff for my old school shop.love what u did...
If I owned that old station. I would restore the lifts at any costs..as well I had mine dug out , with the oil tank...as well. Pumped out the oil.. before anything..had the tank sandblasted clean as well as the outer piston casing , painted both..then rolled truck bed liner on it all..even the lock leg casing..a 3 mounths project..order a new piston seal from a company called S V I in DeKalb IL..they make and sell parts for all old inground lifts ..a new oil valve and a new air fill valve.. pls contac me if u have questoins my oil tank is now above ground..new piping all is coved in truck bed liner. For no rust out..this will complete your restoration. If u still have the superstuctor..on the top of your lift..
Every gas and oil collectors dream
How true!
Looks Great. I have three 1947 Chevy 3100 5 windows. Would love to stop by and meet you?
The owner invites folks to stop in and take pictures. He's now in the process of doing the inside of the station. Target for completion is spring.
great job i stopped and took look A1 love it good luck i have stop buy with my 48 f1 and get a picture
When I started driving a year later are last full service gas station shut down. They check the air and oil and filled the tank for you.
I always freak out when someone fills my tank in New Jersey.
We need more people like
him !!! NICE RESTORATION
LIKE THE 1955 TO1957 CHEVY 1/2 TON STEP SIDE AND THE 1957 CHEVY. SHOWS PEOPLE
WHAT THINGS USE TO BE
LIKE BACK THEN !!!!!
WHEN TIMES SEEMED MORE SIMPLE THAN IN
THESE CRAZY 🤪 😜 😢
TIMES , WE LIVE IN NOW.
GOD AND JESUS CHRIST 🙏 🙌 WILL STRAIGHTEN
OUR SOVEREIGN NATION
OUT AND DESTROY THE
ANTICHRIST EVERYWHERE AMEN.😊
Kevin Phoenix ✝️
WOW!
That sums it up nicely.
I would defiantly stop if I was driving by.
It is certainly worth a visit. Many folks pull in to take pictures, and it's fine with the owner.
I’m came across a t-53 double sided Pegasus Sign would you know if there’s a way to tell if it’s authentic nice job job on the gas station
I just traded texts with the owner of the gas station. He says try contacting Dan Matthews who operates an authentication business that specializes in petroliana and automobilia. His email is danm@matthewsauctions.com and his number is 217-259-7059.