Beefsteak 305 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Worth a bob or two now !! Oh and by the way, don't worry, It's not as far off topic as my discussion re an electrical bargain which then turned into a conversation on house bricks !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Blame the Moderators Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Brings back memories Old Ace, bought a 250 AJS from Mick about 1963, "race" trim no lights, clipons, manxman tank single seat etc, think actually a 350 engine in it with some stupid 12:1 piston, went well till crank snapped! another memory was going "witch hunting" to Byards Leap from Jacks Cafe after it shut, went on that brough, out all night, Petal Pat was there, think on back of fritz or johnny coombs? finally I too did an "export", sold a sprung hub thunderbird to a yank, Freddie Merkel, Alwyn Kettle sorted the deal, at time like winning the pools, (would be worth 10 grand plus now!) ps again not that far of topic, there was an old filling station at Byards Leap, and here's another one c/w with pumps outside, on Radford Rd going towards town between Eland St and Egypt Rd, as I recall an old house actually, Alot of these old filling stations were forced to shut as it became illegal or at least against rules to fill up at side of road,pipes crossing pavement etc, those overhead booms were introduced to combat that but those too later outlawed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Health & Safety mob again eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I remember that night we went to the Byards Leap cafe and filling station, which was shut for the night. It must have been about 2am when I was telling the legend of Byards Leap and some of the weird things that had happened there since, eg the bus full of air cadets that crashed there during the war. We heard a crunching sound coming towards us out of the dark, it turned out to be the old woman who owned the place, she was dressed in a full length white nightdress, and was in a wheelchair, crunching the gravel. Oh! how some of those rufty tufty rockers nearly s--t their wrangler jeans. She asked us to leave, and we did. The petrol station connection?. We were sat around in her forecourt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 On Valley Rd Basford, originally Fairfax Street was Fairfax Garage (as per the one in Heartbeat) opposite the old labour exchange with (rich) owner living in big house behind it and though I don't recall them in use The Five Ways Garage corner of Church Street and Vernon Road had old petrol pumps on it's forecourt. More petrol pumps in Basford...... I don't remember this one, (the bridge of Church Street up on the left, Vernon Road where the Thames Trader is, and Valley Road going to the right). It's been a crossroads with lights for as long as I've known it; this roundabout must go back a few years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 There's a few filling stations gone along the road from Raleigh Island to Ilkeston, Middleton Service Station at Raleigh Island - still there but no fuel, Car Shield used to be behind the forecourt, under-sealing cars in the 50's, 60's & 70's. Shell on the junction of Russell Drive & Wollaton Road - operated by L Frost of Toton for it's last fuel years, Dial Service Station - next to the Roebuck pub - Esso, Garage opposite the Co-op, now a pet shop, used to sell Jeep, I cannot recall the fuel brand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 One thing a filling station should not advertise is "Petrol". "Petrol" is in fact a registered trademark. If you buy fuel wholesale it is invoiced as "Motor Spirit" or "Petroleum Spirit", not "Petrol" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Talking of undersealing cars, whatever happened to Zeibart? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Zeibart used to trade on Henry Road/Gloucester Ave Lenton. It was a very thin but strong underseal. Car Shield used 3M underseal which was quite thick. The 3rd player in the 80's was Enviroguard. The problem with underseal is that if it did not adhere 100% pockets formed in it that held condensation and in fact promoted rust rather than prevent it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Remember also Waxoyle, and self applicator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Yes that's the Five Ways Garage Cliff Ton, that island and the one at Valley Rd/Nottingham Rd were still there in 1963, we used to see who could scrape their footrests going round such, had an old rigid back end Panther that was great for that! there was a bad crash at the vernon rd island, a lorry loaded with steel had a brake failure approaching such on western Boulevard, hit a bus going round the island, lorry driver virtually cut in half by his load, which continued through cab and also killed one, maybe two? on the bus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 For underseal we used something like "Duck gum " it's proper name is eluding me at the moment!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Iv'e not heard of Duck Gum, thats not to say it did not exist, There was 'Duck Oil' - a bit like WD40 but lower cost. Also 'Dum-Dum' which was a black sealer putty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 How did you manage to unravel that twisted memory of mine ???? Twas indeed "Duck Oil" and "Dum Dum" that I was thinking of (And had managed to mix up in my own convoluted way !!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Remember also 'Fire Gum' and 'Gasket Goo' Holts Cataloy - filler Solvol Autosol - chrome polish Hermetite - gasket sealer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Another memory jog there thanks, "Holts Gun Gum" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I think this is still no topic - almost, Can you recall the freebies given away with fuel purchases? Shell did: Free films Match-Money Glasses Man in Space and Old Car coins More glasses Christmas puddings Even more glasses Esso did World Cup coins Any more memories? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Green Shield stamps. Tigers tail. Bullet holes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 ESSO did bank notes (Facsimilies unfornately) from around the world. They later (Late 80s) did a voucher scheme , whereby you collected them and got what you wanted from their booklet. I got an electric scewdriver , and a hairdryer for my mum!! (Good swop) Texaco did a 'Star' collection (early 90s) loads of good stuff there. I got a mini TV which I still have (still works , but not round here as I'd need to carry a free view box too!!) Shell did a collectors card a bit like a credit card in the late 90s early 2000s (Foot spa , video recorder, and a bread maker all of which I still have and still work !!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 can't recall which petrol company did it, Esso maybe? know Ropers Garage did such, but when you bought petrol you got a sealed envelope with sort of one half of a banknote, if you got the other to match you got the cash, can't recall amounts but big prize in the thousands, only trouble was there were like 50,000 left hand halves to 1 right hand half (or vice versa)! before the public cottoned on you'd see adverts in evening post "wanted whatever hand note, share money" then as they got wise it would be say "£90 offered for R hand half of £100 note" or whatever,lol might have been this money match mentioned earlier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I went in to my local petrol station the other day and there was a sign in the window saying 'Free sexual intercourse with £10 worth of petrol.' I put a tenners worth in and walked inside to be greeted by a stunning looking young lady laying on a bed "Here's my tenner, is that the girl I get have a bit of rumpy pumpy with ?" I said to the guy behind the counter. He replied in the positive but also said " But it's not as simple as that , you have to pick a number between 1 and 10 " "5 said I" quick as a flash. "Nope " he said "It was 7!!! " "Ow c'mon " I said (A little bit disgruntled) "Lets have another go " "Oh go on then " he said "Just one more" "8 " I said hopefully "No , I just told you it was 7" !!! "Bloody con" said I as I walked out of the door. "No it's not , your wife won three times last week !!" (Roy 'Chubby' Brown, cirrca 1985!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 can't recall which petrol company did it, Esso maybe? know Ropers Garage did such, but when you bought petrol you got a sealed envelope with sort of one half of a banknote, if you got the other to match you got the cash, can't recall amounts but big prize in the thousands, only trouble was there were like 50,000 left hand halves to 1 right hand half (or vice versa)! before the public cottoned on you'd see adverts in evening post "wanted whatever hand note, share money" then as they got wise it would be say "£90 offered for R hand half of £100 note" or whatever,lol might have been this money match mentioned earlier Hi Ashley, This sounds like Shell "Match Money". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I seem to remember getting a digital watch from the filling station opposite the Wollaton Park shops near the Crown,this would be mid 80's. I taped it to the steering damper on my A10.I can't remember how many gallons I had to buy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 We had some green glasses given away with petrol,like whiskey tumblers, and the bottoms were thick dimpled glass. You couldn't break them, they lasted forever. I think we gave them away when we moved over here, and most likely they are still being used! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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