The idea for the Old Gas Pump Guys was started by John & Tony La Prest. A father and son team who share a passion for nostalgia and Petroliana in particular. A friend of John’s offered to give him an old Wayne 70 gas pump for display outside of his barn. As it turned out, when John went to pick up the pump, he discovered it was not only old, but falling apart. So he put it inside the barn to be worked on at a later date. Later as winter approached it was time for a cold weather project. So the pump was moved to the heated workshop. As John started to take the pump apart he realized that some of the parts were not salvageable. So off he went, to the computer and the internet. Surly someone out there had decided to restore one of these old pumps and there might possibly be some information available. Some information available, was a gross misconception. John discovered there was the world of “Petroliana”. Web sites with parts available for not only the Wayne 70, but numerous other pumps as well. On line he saw pictures of visibles, clock face pumps, art deco pumps, etc. John was bitten by the bug and bitten hard. The rest as they say is history.
Old Gas Pump Guys
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