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MrGoodtunes
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I went with a high-mounted fuel filler for my VW kitcar:
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sportin-wood
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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Dave
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1966 Bug project
1973 Thing project
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finster
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2025 5:26 am Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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^ waiting for the tarmac to arrive by the look of it
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finster
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:33 am Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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Rome
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 10:26 am Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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The banner above the pumps- "SB billiger": "SB stands for the German words Selbst billiger, meaning "pump it yourself cheaper". The gas station is the AGIP brand, the Italian oil company Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli. The logo is a 6-legged fire-breathing dog.
The streetside sign of 65.9 would be the price in Deutschmark-Pfennige per liter of the basic regular grade. That converts to 76 cents per gallon in 1972, a bit over twice as much as for US regular prices of the era. |
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wagen19
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Location: germany
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 6:41 am Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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The banner above the pumps- "SB billiger": "SB stands for the German words Selbst billiger, meaning "pump it yourself cheaper". The gas station is the AGIP brand, the Italian oil company Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli. The logo is a 6-legged fire-breathing dog.
The streetside sign of 65.9 would be the price in Deutschmark-Pfennige per liter of the basic regular grade. That converts to 76 cents per gallon in 1972, a bit over twice as much as for US regular prices of the era. |
Nearly, but not quite correct: "SB" means "Selbst Bedienung" - "self-service", so "self service" is cheaper. |
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Rome
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: At the Pumps |
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Ah yes, now I remember- thanks for the correction. I've not been getting some of the German phrases right recently.  |
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