260...It's A Gas!

[Mr70]

Recently I bought some memorabilia from a man,and I mentioned to him I always wanted a Wayne 511 Sunoco 260 Custom-Blend Gas Pump.He reffered me to a man in Ohio,who in turn sent me to a Man in Oklahoma,who in turn said there was one just found in Illinois.I called upon my good friend Steven J.,and we made a trek and saw what he had sitting in his Barn on his ostrich ranch...I was stunned!

[Mr70]

[Mr70]

These pumps always got molested,and very seldomly retain their original Faces & Guts.
After the 1974 Oil Embargo,many of them were converted to 4 digit readouts,and single grade Low Octane,Unleaded Fuel.
This one,still having it's 3 digit readout,with "Half Gallon" price stated on the face,covering the multi grade selector as well as the Original Site Glass from when it was built in 1963.
In 1971 Sunoco came out with a Low grade Unleaded fuel titled,"SUNLITE".It didn't last long.

[Mr70]

After three long weeks,and nearly 4 cans of WD-40,I was able to bring it back to it's Glory,with out Painting or replacing anything.

[Mr70]

The Blender plate & buttons are all there,and still function properly.

[Mr70]

The 40 year old Veeter-Root Computer,that in time will eventually function,as I hook up an electric motor drive to simulate the gas flow.I can't wait to hear that Bell chime out once the digits accelerate.

[Seattle Sam]

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Rick,
How much for a gallon of that 260?
My L78 likes the best blend....
-Sam

[Chevy Phil]

One heck of a find and What a clean up job. What would we do without WD/40 and Duck Tape ?

Nicely done. Now if we could get them things back on the street and set at .29 cents a gallon ( Hard to believe we used to get that price ) How many remember 3 or 4 guys piling in and each kicking in a buck then cruising half the night.

[Uncle_Doug]

I didn't have to work quite as hard as you secure my SUNOCO pump. I bought it from a SUNOCO service rep at Hershey several decades ago. It is an NOS pump that had never had fuel run through it. Still has the paint on the V belts that drive the pumps and the instruction tags attached. It came with a coaxial hose and nozzle as well as two spare complete upper doors with trim and glass. No restoration needed here! I have 31 photos posted on my flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/dakelm

[396L35]

That is cool Rick.. I have a few pumps myself but my favorite one is my Rush K visible pump... Good find... Mark