Art & Inspiration did something i have not done in years.

i stuck my spout in a can of trans'...........wait let me rephrase that.......i needed some type F transmission fluid for a '65 t-bird and i only had this old case pennzoil.
reminded me of being a kid working at the gas station.
any reason why this oil wouldn't be good to use?

 

go fart, err I mean go for it

 

Those are worth 50 bucks a piece!

Unopened.

 

Don't open those old cans! Around here the empty ones I've seen in antique stores!

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Yep, that was the way we did it. Then there were companies who went to metal top and bottom and hard paper sides. I halfway squished a few of them pushing in the spout.

 

i have a couple cases, never thought they would be worth any more than the value of the oil.
these are the metal top and bottoms with a paper/cardboard sides.

 

Uh...'cuz it's Pennzoil? (good answer...ask anybody.)

(an old friend of mine went from the 'pyramids' in the late '70s to cocaine distributing. He had a can of Pennzoil with a false bottom, distributed it in a cool '34 tudor sedan.
Rode with him once...found out what, hitch-hiked home when he made his first sale stop)

 

I'd shake the piss out of it first.

 

I use old oil all the time with no bad results. I open them from the bottom then sell the cans to oil can collectors.

 

i can open them from the bottom. what could these cans be worth?

 

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damn, that must have been fun!

 

It's millions of years old already, what's a couple extra decades gonna do to it?

 

it was fun! a lot more fun than trying to get this FE bolted into this engine bay.......

 

And getting to the plugs ain't fun either.

 

Reading your 1st line , made me think obscene thoughts. Once that passed I also did something i had not done in years too, I actually kissed my wife.

just sayin'

brasscarguy

 

I can see it now...your at the antiques road show with your original box full of empty cans...Well 33 unopened it would have fetched $500.00...since they are now opened the value now drops to $45.00...sorry I couldn't give you better news......Black Gold...Texas Tea...



Those are the paper sided ones correct? I remember as @BadgeZ28 experienced problems doing that as well but
the transition was underway to the new style.

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I have some Type A if anyone needs some.


Found these while cleaning out the back of my dad's 55 f250 last fall. They've been sitting in the bed for probably 30 or so years.

 

hand that spout to someone under 30 years of age and ask them what it is...………...blank stare ensues.

 

Ted, been using sears best in the John Deere and Quaker state 20w in the air cleaner using a spout like that forever.

Dad stocked up on oil back in the 70s.

 

You are taking that hand on vacation?

 

Yes!I always thought those metal spouts were cool!Had to be careful with the paper cans though!

 

When I was young I couldn't afford one of those cool spouts so just used a church key. Open one side fully and rotate 180 degrees and just barely puncture a small hole. Put your thumb over the small hole and allow enough air to enter to provide good flow. I eventually did spring for a quality spout, still have it, about that time they went to plastic bottles. Story of my life.

 

I still have several cans of Pennzoil 30 weight from the 70s.

 

You know looking at the picture, I heard the sound of the metal top being pierced... Good memories!

 

Same thing when I was kid, used the Oly beer opener to punch triangular holes in both sides then pour in a funnel. Funny thing is when I cleaned my dads place out when we sold it I found two NOS spouts with the .99 price tags still on them sitting behind four cans of Castrol R 40wt. bean oil.

I wonder if any of the ATF posted is old enough to contain whale oil?