'50s-era Mobil gas station recreated in New York

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9 ай бұрын

Classic car and memorabilia enthusiast Rob Cooper is restoring a service station in Millerton, NY to how it looked when it began selling Mobil gas in 1957. Passersby are already pulling into to take photos. RIDE-CT gets tje history of the project.

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@scotthooper4170 Ай бұрын

Thank you. I love that nostalgia! A simpler time.

@BobBob-eh5sb Ай бұрын

Great restoration job! I was born in 1955 and got to see this style of station as a kid before they started changing. An era gone by and missed.

@ride-ct-classiccars Ай бұрын

Remember when gas stations had contests to lure pump traffic?

@BobBob-eh5sb Ай бұрын

@@ride-ct-classiccars Yeah, and definitely remember when the ones in our small town would have price wars.

@franknew9001 10 күн бұрын

Rob Cooper did a great job restoring this Mobil gas station. I wish it was near me so I could see it in person. Gas was probably about 25 cents per gallon back in 1957.

@andrewcrawford4635 2 ай бұрын

Really nice. I was fond of service stations and oil company logos as a child. I miss the different looks and styles of company brand service stations back in the day. Every slight change that was made I instantly noticed it. Definitely a nice build. You did an excellent job.

@rcrtyd 8 ай бұрын

Nice restoration, brings back memories.

@ride-ct-classiccars 8 ай бұрын

I'll definitely update the story when Rob Cooper completes the rehab.

@Steeg-vd7rf 15 күн бұрын

I hope u have the old air compressor.. American built. My dad had an old Phillips 66 station..he built in 1959 we owned until the end 1999. It was 5 bays it had a sailor - Buell air compressor built in st.johns , Mich..still in business.. I bought a new one for my home garage..and requed an vary old Rotary single post lift # FP 46 H mark 5 . I did a American restoration to it for less than a 1000 bucks ..found a company called SVI inc in DeKalb,IL. They make replacement parts .for all inground lifts ..my oil tank is above ground..for safety reasons..of course..as I'm Simi retired..from chicago.area now in FL.. my home garage is a replica of a service bay my dads shop...I love what u did..to this service station..I hope u also found an air pump.pls get to me if u have questions..I grew up in my dads station..I remember the smell of the place .etc

@jayjay-bz3rr 9 күн бұрын

Red is a very attractive color for cars.

@mylakay100 8 ай бұрын

That is awesome! My Dad worked for mobil almost 40 years and he would have loved this! Please post more videos when the interior is completed and anytime new additions occur.

@ride-ct-classiccars 8 ай бұрын

I'll be sure and do a follow-up story in the spring. Glad you enjoyed it.

@AMCmachine 8 ай бұрын

This is fantastic! Been this way countless times over the years, but not lately. Hope I get to see it sometime.

@ride-ct-classiccars 8 ай бұрын

There's no better time to visit than the present!

@christophermiller6526 4 ай бұрын

Every gas and oil collectors dream

@ride-ct-classiccars 4 ай бұрын

How true!

@snoopu2601 15 сағат бұрын

When I started driving a year later are last full service gas station shut down. They check the air and oil and filled the tank for you.

@Steeg-vd7rf 23 күн бұрын

Vary nice...i hope u restored the unground lifts. I resqud an old Rotary in ground old school Rotary single post lift.. I did a restoration to it it Sat over 40 yrs it was abandoned. Now back in loving service in my home garage. As part of my old school garage. As I start to collect stuff for my old school shop.love what u did...

@Steeg-vd7rf 22 күн бұрын

If I owned that old station. I would restore the lifts at any costs..as well I had mine dug out , with the oil tank...as well. Pumped out the oil.. before anything..had the tank sandblasted clean as well as the outer piston casing , painted both..then rolled truck bed liner on it all..even the lock leg casing..a 3 mounths project..order a new piston seal from a company called S V I in DeKalb IL..they make and sell parts for all old inground lifts ..a new oil valve and a new air fill valve.. pls contac me if u have questoins my oil tank is now above ground..new piping all is coved in truck bed liner. For no rust out..this will complete your restoration. If u still have the superstuctor..on the top of your lift..