260...It's A Gas! - Page 10

**Bill Pritchard** · #91 01-07-2009, 06:32 AM

Hi Frank,

Out in the far west suburbs of Chicago where I lived, Sunoco stations were never plentiful, but there were a few around. My best guesstimate is that they were all gone out there by 1980 or so.

Johnny Horsepower · #92 02-03-2009, 07:05 AM

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Did Lenny W. restore your pump?
Can you show me the "Sunoco Air" sign?
You and I have nearly the same collection items.
Kickass pic!

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Rick, sorry this took so long. I took the pics awhile ago and forgot.
Enjoy

John
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**BJCHEV396** · #93 02-03-2009, 05:25 PM

WOW GREAT SUNOCO ITEMS!BRINGS BACK MEMORIES!WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL I WORKED AT A SUNOCO.STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF 260 SUNOCO IT'S A GAS DECALS.

StealthBird · #94 02-03-2009, 08:29 PM

I'm not sure when Sunoco disappeared as a gas station around here, but the Meijer superstores (for those that aren't familiar, it's like a Super Wal-Mart) in the Chicago Western Suburbs had Sunoco 260 during the summer months a couple years ago. Cool seeing the logo again...

DarrenX33 · #95 02-03-2009, 08:49 PM

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Hi Frank,

Out in the far west suburbs of Chicago where I lived, Sunoco stations were never plentiful, but there were a few around. My best guesstimate is that they were all gone out there by 1980 or so.

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Bill- I suspect that the Goodyear tire center on 31 just north past downtown Batavia was a Sunoco at one time.

**Mr70** · #96 02-03-2009, 09:03 PM

Thanks for those pix John.

**Mr70** · #97 05-19-2009, 03:59 PM

Got tired of having to wrestle this around when I wanted to work on it or just needed some elbow room w/the car,so I built a wooden pallet w/wheels that inserts up into the base.
My first design had thin plywood w/plastic wheels that all blew apart the minute I got them under the pump...oops!
I realized since I put the guts in,it now weighs 100's of lbs. more then I figured,so I married two 1-1/2" planks & upgraded to 500 lb. steel wheels w/4"lag bolts and all is well.

As nimble as a Zamboni..

Sits 3" higher but as sturdy as ever.

ORIGLS6 · #98 05-19-2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks Rick. Now it will be MUCH easier to roll into my trailer.

**Charley Lillard** · #99 05-19-2009, 06:03 PM

A blendomatic sold at the Mecum auction for about 2300.00. Great deal for someone.

**mockingbird812** · #**100** 05-19-2009, 07:50 PM

Nice job Rick!

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