 Carl Mantegna
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This was a tough one...Carl Mantegna, a fixture in the hobby and all the gas and oil shows for decades, passed away yesterday. He will be deeply missed by who ever met him. I knew Carl for nearly 40 years. His smile was contagious and always had a dozen jokes to share at Iowa Gas and Columbus when I saw him. He was so much fun to just be around...We'll miss you buddy. RIP Carl...
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Sad to hear. RIP Carl....
Braden Splichal
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I would see Carl at the petro swap meets. Rest in Peace, Carl.
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FREEDOM oil items wanted.
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Sorry to hear this.
Didn't he & his son sell @ Peotone annually in that center room?
Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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Carl was everyone's friend and always had a joke to share. The hobby lost a great supporter and we lost a special friend. Hopefully we will see his grandson at the shows and share our stories with him! Kathleen & Jerry Keyser
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Sad news. Carl was a nice guy. R.I.P.
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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Prayers to the family, he was quite the fellow.
Thanks, Phil
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Looking for any old pumps, or nice 5 gallon cans.
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Carl was a fixture at automotive along with oil and gas events all over the Midwest. At least for the 30 years that we have been involved.
My father has a passion for oil company history and I would guess Carl supplied him with 100's of magazine ads from the teens, twenties and thirties.
He will be missed.
Collect small Oklahoma Oil Co.'s 1920's-1940's. Barnsdall, Cushing, Eason, Marland, etc.
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Dennis Leith / Always looking for unusual Gilmore Oil Company items and Automobilia Displays
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Wow, so sad, my heart felt condelences to his family.
Carl was such a great guy, always had a story and joke to tell. He will be missed at the shows.
Tom.
Always buying gas pumps and parts. Visit my web site: www.gaspumps.usBuckles Vintage Gas Pump Parts LLC Carthage Indiana
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Cindy and I met Carl and his son Craig around 1990 at CTO. We were both vendors, and every year we would all go to Max & Erma's in Columbus for dinner. CTO, Iowa Gas, Auburn, Indianapolis, Carlisle, Hershey, Carlisle Mid-West, It's a Gas, I was doing 20 shows per year and they were at most of them. Carl, I will miss you and your jokes.
Jack Sim
Author, 1st & 2nd editions of Gas Pump ID book, 3rd edition is now available at www.gaspumpbible.comAir Meter ID book also available
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Losing a lot of older collectors it seems in the last year or so. Sorry to hear this.
Craig
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Talked to Craig yesterday and extended my sympathies. Always enjoyed Carl's friendly personality!
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Carl was the first gas/oil vendor I ever dealt with. It was at the IOLA, Wisconsin show and swap meet in the late 1970's. Carl and I were negotiating on a very nice 30" Phillips 66 porcelain shield, with the metal hanging frame. I believe the final price was $275. Over the years, Carl never forgot my face, and still greeted me with a smile and a "hi, Wisconsin" as recently as this past year's Iowa Gas.
As has already been said by others here, Carl was simply one super, high quality individual. And, I would say the same for his son, who vended with Carl for so many years. My sympathy to the Mantegna family. John
Last edited by Jolly-John; Sat Feb 06 2016 08:04 PM.
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