How many of you remember when...

[ScoobMaster]

Oil came in cans ???

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Fill 'er up with Ethyl?

 

[Greenman]

I remember it well. I also remember when "service stations" had glass bottles of oil in a rack by the pumps, they refilled them out of a drum. When you pulled in they filled your tank, washed all the windows, checked the air in all four tires, checked the coolant level, the water level in your battery and your oil. Many even promised that there would be an attendant at your window within 30 seconds of pulling in.

Oh, and they also gave out green stamps.

 

[zerocool84]

Ya'll some old people.

 

[LTC8K6]

Anyone remember Arco and Amoco Graphite oils?

They were already black when you put them in!

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[Dead3ye]

Originally posted by: Greenman
I remember it well. I also remember when "service stations" had glass bottles of oil in a rack by the pumps, they refilled them out of a drum. When you pulled in they filled your tank, washed all the windows, checked the air in all four tires, checked the coolant level, the water level in your battery and your oil. Many even promised that there would be an attendant at your window within 30 seconds of pulling in.

Oh, and they also gave out green stamps.

Wow, Green Stamps. I remember those.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Oil came in cans ???

soda and beer were the same way.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
soda and beer were the same way.

But those came with the ubiquitous Removable pull-tabs

Gahhh - I remember picking up hundreds of those tabs as a kid and making a chain out of them.

 

[nakedfrog]

These cans are defective!

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: ScoobMaster

Originally posted by: alkemyst
soda and beer were the same way.

But those came with the ubiquitous Removable pull-tabs

Gahhh - I remember picking up hundreds of those tabs as a kid and making a chain out of them.

pull tabs came later.

 

[Vetterin]

Originally posted by: Greenman
I remember it well. I also remember when "service stations" had glass bottles of oil in a rack by the pumps, they refilled them out of a drum. When you pulled in they filled your tank, washed all the windows, checked the air in all four tires, checked the coolant level, the water level in your battery and your oil. Many even promised that there would be an attendant at your window within 30 seconds of pulling in.

Oh, and they also gave out green stamps.

And running over the air hose that rang the bell to let the guy know that you pulled in. Boy, was that thing aggravating. Besides the green stamps you could also get glass drinking glasses, towels and laundry detergent. Sinclair anyone?

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
These cans are defective!

He hates these cans!!

You Jerk, beat me to the reference :laugh:

 

[MovingTarget]

Those are before my time, but I do remember seeing a few of those in my grandparents' garage. Even I get nostalgic...

 

[mooseracing]

Originally posted by: Vetterin

Originally posted by: Greenman
I remember it well. I also remember when "service stations" had glass bottles of oil in a rack by the pumps, they refilled them out of a drum. When you pulled in they filled your tank, washed all the windows, checked the air in all four tires, checked the coolant level, the water level in your battery and your oil. Many even promised that there would be an attendant at your window within 30 seconds of pulling in.

Oh, and they also gave out green stamps.

And running over the air hose that rang the bell to let the guy know that you pulled in. Boy, was that thing aggravating. Besides the green stamps you could also get glass drinking glasses, towels and laundry detergent. Sinclair anyone?

The air hose wasn't even that long ago...the last one I remeber was only about 17yrs ago.

Even in my Yamaha service manual they have Oil in the cans, vintage '79.

 

[thegisguy]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
These cans are defective!

He hates these cans!!

You Jerk, beat me to the reference :laugh:

I was going to write the same thing. Great Movie. One of the classics. Could you imagine the uproar if that movie were made today?

 

[FeuerFrei]

Slightly remember.

"Goodbye oil can. Hello easy pour."

Of course being a kid I never bought any.

 

[Squisher]

My kid found one of the spouts in my garage like ten years ago and said, "what the heck is this?"

The kid also found my Dwell meter and was like "what is this for?"

 

[Kadarin]

/me feels old now