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Posted By: CJ Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Wed Jan 09 2019 02:41 AM
Hi, any good ideas to display (150) quart oil cans on a wall with wood shelving. ..... Thanks
Posted By: autoxnut Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Wed Jan 09 2019 10:39 PM
The neatest display I have seen was the Pontiac museum in Pontiac, IL.


Description: Pontiac MUseum
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Posted By: bennett_646 Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Wed Jan 09 2019 11:36 PM
Looks like plenty of room for 150 on that wall. Heck of a collection!
Posted By: CJ Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Thu Jan 10 2019 03:18 AM
Whoa! Perfect, thanks for the picture gives me a great start.
Posted By: Speedracer Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Fri Jan 11 2019 11:13 PM
A friend of mine uses old soda crates and screws them to the wall. It looks good, unfortunately I don't have a picture but there are several on-line. Go to google images and type "soda crate shelf"

Here are some examples.... you get the idea...

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Posted By: Jack Sim Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Fri Jan 11 2019 11:59 PM
The oil cans at the Pontiac Museum are or were the collection of Tim Dye. He was very active in this hobby plus he was also a Pontiac collector. He was so active in Pontiacs that he became the creator of the Pontiac Museum In Pontiac, Illinois.

Tim was a writer for 'Check the Oil" and a very good friend of Ed Love, they worked together with Ed's publications the "Tiger Rag" and "Tiger Royal" both publication about this hobby. For a short time Tim had his own magazine called "Tiger Highest."

I believe Tim was from Tulsa, OK and sponsored a swap meet in Tulsa for a few years.

A nicer guy you will never meet.

Jack Sim
Posted By: CJ Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Tue Jan 15 2019 03:05 AM
Thanks for the imput
Posted By: RetroPetro Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Thu Jan 17 2019 02:27 AM
Hey CJ, good to see your post. Its been awhile. Hope everyone on the Island is doing well.
Posted By: CJ Re: Diplaying Quart Oil Cans - Thu Jan 17 2019 07:41 PM
Thanks Metro, all is good. Hope to see you at your March show
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