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Posted By: TMcAree Yesterday's find! - Wed Aug 01 2018 03:10 PM
Hello everyone, I live in northern Manitoba Canada and picked up this Bennett yesterday, Free! just had to move it! Ive been a collector of all things advertising and have just started getting into Gas Pumps and drink machines. Any info or pointers on where I should start with this machine would be greatly appreciated. Im not sure if I'll have it restored or just clean it up and get a globe,ad glass etc for it.

Thank you

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Posted By: steven g Re: Yesterday's find! - Wed Aug 01 2018 04:26 PM
That was a good find, it will display fine if you clean it up. Repainting would make it look nicer but, it is expensive and it will lose it's character.
Posted By: Done4 Re: Yesterday's find! - Wed Aug 01 2018 04:40 PM
Just clean and enjoy it being a survivor. I would find an earlier nozzle for it though. Nice pump.
Posted By: SandPCollector Re: Yesterday's find! - Wed Aug 01 2018 07:15 PM
First of all, Welcome to Oldgas. Second of all, congratulations on a acquiring a nice pump at a terrific price! I would simply clean it and put some ad glass in it. To me it looks pretty nice as is.
Posted By: gdubya Re: Yesterday's find! - Wed Aug 01 2018 08:02 PM
WoW! That's my kind of deal! Amazing patina! I like um showing their life, I'd just clean off the dirt-dust and enjoy it and it's stories! Great luck 🙌
Posted By: AlbertaNorthStar Re: Yesterday's find! - Thu Aug 02 2018 10:04 PM
That’s a great looking pump! I picked up a Bennett 956 a couple weeks ago, your price was a lot better than mine! I would go for a full restoration to the colours and brand of your choosing. I haven’t started taking mine apart yet but I’ll let you know how it goes once I get after it.

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Posted By: Snooker Re: Yesterday's find! - Thu Aug 02 2018 10:24 PM
Nice one TMc - Have fun with project !

' Nothing free...yer than free'
Posted By: cggas Re: Yesterday's find! - Fri Aug 03 2018 01:25 AM
//////::::: I’d get the sonic off and slap some Sinclair or something else matching that color combo & leave it the original green & white patina paint. Just my 2cents Chris
Posted By: Smoketree Re: Yesterday's find! - Fri Aug 03 2018 03:13 PM
Nice pump AlbertaNorthStar. I might restore the rest of the pump, but I would definitely leave the Sonic Co-op door alone--it's classic. You probably already knew this, but Pogo makes repro Canadian Co-op globes.
Posted By: mrcavalcade Re: Yesterday's find! - Fri Aug 03 2018 08:11 PM
Very nice! I like it as it sits!
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