Art & Inspiration EVER GET A LEAD ON A PROJECT WHILE PUMPING GAS?

No car scored but I did get a few dates with girls that needed a fill up.


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Funny the lead always sat at the back of the station as I would ride my bike by it on the way to the 7/11 next door to get a DP and a pack of sunflowers seeds. It belonged to Herb at the ENCO - a really damn good mechanic and one I would learn from during my work there and later in life - as there were some repairs the book and I weren't getting done. It sat there for years and years and years finally getting the back rear window.knocked which I know was going to be a hard one to find - as there just wasn't another car around like it - this was 60's. It thru the 60's and into the 70's - it was still a beautiful brute of a car but Herb would always say - you can't handle that car - it's got two carbs and will do a 100 mph easy - as I wasn't really a knowledgeable kid on cars I just passed it off.....the station owner bought another station and Herb moved over there and the old car disappeared to Herb's house. I kept up with Herb - the new station and Joe the owner for a long time....but always wondered what ever happened to that big old beautiful 300 D Chrysler......wish I had taken a picture......

 

Do they trust you with putting air in the tires?

 

Or saved yourself from ending up in the bottom of a well with a bucket containing lotion being lowered down to you.

 

That's funny as hell!

 

Not a lead ,but was really cool. Was gassing up my 53 Ranch Wagon when an old man came walking up with a cane and all bent over. He walked around my wagon and came up real close and so his wife couldn't hear and said , that's like the first car he ever had sex in. His eyes took him back many years, he stood and looked for a minute and walked with his wife back to his car. Cool moment.

 

Makes me think of George Jones' (RIP) "Corvette Song".

 

I ran into an old painter friend the other day at home depot... I worked with 15 years ago... we got to talking and I asked if he ever finished the 35 ford pick up he had bought years ago. He said "no I haven't had time and now I'm too old!!"so I planted the seed and gave him my number and said"well when your ready... I have cash!!"so... fingers crossed!!!


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Just like that, but it was a Chevy!

Ben

 

Yesterday,I got a call from William the man I met at the gas station last Saturday and he want's to sell the '54 Ford truck and he was at his sons house where the truck is in a shed.

I explained I was unable to come today due to my wife owning a Flower Shop and it being Valentines Day and I would be busier than a one legged wallpaper hanger delivering flowers all over the county but we will try to get together this coming Saturday. HRP