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Posted By: bsplichal95 POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 03:22 AM
Good evening everyone!

I apologize I am 2 days late on the pump of the month for August 2018. I just got home from Iowa, what a fantastic trip. The pump of the month for August 2018 is the Bennett 76 series of pumps. These are fantastic art deco looking pumps from the 30's. They have a very unique sight glass and spinner assembly The pump could have came with either a visi gauge or an inside sight glass assembly. Here is the pump models included in this month.

-Bennett 76: 1935-1939. Pump with a two or four ad glass top. Also came with factory ad glass covers for the top.
-Bennett 77 & 77A: 1935-1939. Clockface version of the 76. Also was a hand crank option for no electricity areas.

The above information is from Jack's fantastic book. Please share the pumps you have everyone! Thank you and lets have a great August!
Posted By: bsplichal95 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 03:23 AM
Here is a Bennett 76 for reference since I do not own one of these yet.

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Posted By: Done4 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 02:36 PM
Here are a couple of mine in the shop. I have one other that I will post later.

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Posted By: Morgan Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 03:04 PM
A couple of mine.

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Posted By: Done4 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 08:04 PM
My other one.

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Posted By: gdubya Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Fri Aug 03 2018 11:55 PM
WoW sexy! Beautiful pumps!
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 04 2018 01:05 AM
Here are are my 76 and 77 pumps. It is hard to get good pictures in my cramped garage.

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Posted By: UpnorthNeil Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 04 2018 01:20 AM
Think this month's pump selection landed on one of your favorites Matt. WOW.....
Posted By: gaspumpfrank Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 04 2018 02:37 AM
Here's mine,

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Posted By: gdubya Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 05 2018 05:33 AM
Nicely done!
Posted By: Craig Osbeck Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 06 2018 02:38 AM
Here are two, with two more coming.

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Posted By: J, Micieli Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 06 2018 09:20 PM
Nice Craig!
Posted By: mrcavalcade Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 06 2018 11:21 PM
Wow! All are stunning!
Posted By: Rabbitman Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 06 2018 11:56 PM
Here's mine right after I finished it a few years ago.

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Posted By: SandPCollector Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 07 2018 12:08 AM
There are a lot of really nice pumps shown here. I love the deco look of this months POTM.
Posted By: gasmelincelr Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 07 2018 12:31 AM
Here's mine on removal day. Good times.

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Posted By: moparjess Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 07 2018 04:13 AM
Here's ours

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Posted By: cggas Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Wed Aug 08 2018 01:56 PM
The one gasmelinceir loks to hav a different kind of top & face bezels than most? Chris
Posted By: Lost Highway Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Wed Aug 08 2018 05:22 PM
His is external visi and 4 ad glass top. There are many different variations to a bennett 76
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 11 2018 03:42 AM
A few on the island.

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Posted By: RandyM Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 11 2018 12:47 PM
I bought my 76 all in pieces and in the middle of the resto. I am planning on branding it White Eagle. I assume you guys wouldn't be interested in pics of the process for this thread.


Great pumps guys keep 'em coming.
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 11 2018 02:52 PM
Randy, in process pictures or parts and pieces would be good. Any contribution to this or any thread is good.
Posted By: Gas Pump Rob Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 05:50 AM
These are awesome pumps! I always loved the deco style of them! Great photos ! Thanks for sharing!

Rob
Posted By: RandyM Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 11:56 AM
As I already mentioned, I bought this pump in parts. It was it came as a frame and then every thing else. Here are some pics of what I started with.

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Posted By: RandyM Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 11:58 AM
I am branding it White Eagle. Here are more pics.

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Posted By: RandyM Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 12:02 PM
Here are some clean parts. I try to powder coat everything that I can. I am limited to the size of my oven. If I don't like something, I fix it or make a new one.

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Posted By: RandyM Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 12:05 PM
I had some pieces chrome plated.

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Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 04:31 PM
Looking good. Thanks for sharing. Nice repair on your inner corner rails.
Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 04:40 PM
I noticed Randy`s pump has the one piece cast reset crank handle. The Bennett 76 used two different reset handles. the other style is the same one used on Bennett 371s. The 77 (clock face) use a shorter ratcheting reset handle. These are hard to find because they are delicate and brake easy.

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Posted By: big blazer Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sun Aug 12 2018 09:03 PM
Does anybody reproduce the reset handle for the 77
Posted By: bsplichal95 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 14 2018 03:43 AM
This is why I love this thread! Look at all this great information! Great job everyone.
Posted By: coopersplace Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Thu Aug 16 2018 04:18 AM
Here is my SSE 76, that is Service Station Equipment. It still needs a few parts and some body panels straightened out. Hopefully one day I will get to it.

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Posted By: Gas Pump Rob Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Aug 18 2018 07:40 PM
I am sorry this picture is not all that great. It was very hot out yesterday and my pump was buried. I have two more but they are in need of repairs with broken tops etc. I have a four ad glass one and had top pieces recast but it is a pile of Parts as well ! Great thread!!!!

Rob

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Posted By: Alex Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 20 2018 04:42 PM
Here is mine. I am sure you "sharp-eyed" detectives will see the "flaw" in this pump.....

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Posted By: wayno48 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 20 2018 10:19 PM
Whoever mounted the plates was drunk ? and the Visi gauge looks too high.
Posted By: Dale Stephens Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 20 2018 10:29 PM
Originally Posted by Alex
Here is mine. I am sure you "sharp-eyed" detectives will see the "flaw" in this pump.....



Wrong face bezels?.....
Posted By: Alex Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 12:17 AM
Winner, winner, chicken dinner
Posted By: Alex Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 12:19 AM
[quote=wayno48]Whoever mounted the plates was drunk ? and the Visi gauge looks too high.[/quote

Yeah, the face plate is crooked, but it is magnetic, so that is fixable. Nope the visi gauge is in original spot. LOL. See message above.
Posted By: Dale Stephens Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 01:24 AM
Here's the only pump for this "Pump of the Month" that I have...

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Posted By: Big Block Cat Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 04:17 AM
Here are my two.

The Richfield pump was found in a wall in an old station in Truckee, CA. The owner of the station was trying to enlarge his office space, so he figured he would open up a wall that had a large void in it. At this point he had owned the station for several years and it had always bothered him that his office had this sheet rock pop out that sounded hollow when he would knock on it.

One day wheeling a hammer, he took to the sheet rock and punched a large hole in the wall only to see his reflection in a piece of glass as he looked into the hole. It took him a minute before he figured out that he was looking at an old pump face. At this point he started opening up the sheet rock a little more carefully to find this old Bennett 76 gas pump with original paint. He never did find out why someone would seal this old pump in the wall, but he did say he thought this is what sparked his passion for collecting.

Back in those days, the trend was to restore them all, and I was only able to purchase the pump from him after he had primed it to protect it from the elements until it could be restored. He didn't bother sanding it before he primed it and it had all of those old layers of paint. So, I decided to do a rustoration on it and I really liked the way it turned out. I've always enjoyed thinking of him and the story of how found it. I've owned over a hundred pumps over the years and this one with it's great story is one of my keepers.

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Posted By: kjsplichal67 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 02:59 PM
Great looking pumps everyone!!
Posted By: minuteman Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Tue Aug 21 2018 11:55 PM
Done a pair up in White Rose

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Posted By: minuteman Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Wed Aug 22 2018 12:02 AM
The Canadian version is an SSE. Basically the same pump but with a lot more chrome and a good look.

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Posted By: 57-Chevy Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Wed Aug 22 2018 02:49 AM
I like that Canadian version!
Posted By: Gas Pump Rob Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Wed Aug 22 2018 05:50 AM
I also love that Canadian version!!! What cool deco trim it has!
Would like to own one of those someday!!
Rob
Posted By: bsplichal95 Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Mon Aug 27 2018 03:09 AM
Great pumps this month everyone!
Posted By: Hardy's Garage Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Sep 01 2018 12:14 PM
My Bennett 76. Better late than never. Thanks for keeping this thread going Braden

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Posted By: Hardy's Garage Re: POTM "Pump of the Month" August 2018 - Sat Sep 01 2018 12:16 PM
Sorry, wrong picture, my apologies.

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