Britain's oldest petrol pumps still dispensing fuel.

sandie seward · Britain's oldest petrol pumps still dispensing fuel.

For most passing drivers, these rusty petrol pumps are a pleasant reminder of a bygone motoring age.

But incredibly the vintage pumps, believed to be the oldest working set in the country, are still dispensing petrol after more than 50 years in service.

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vincent ryder

I think it's a very nice reminder of bygone days. The Fina name is something I haven't seen in many many years. I remember as a kid that my dad had an Armstrong Sidderly Saphire and a Triumph Roadster with rumble seats that my sister and I used to ride in. Ah the good old days !

sandie seward

My dad's first car was a home made "woody" based on an Austin Seven chassis and running gear, those pumps I remember them well, as one of my part time jobs many years ago was a Forecourt Attendant!

You know the kind of thing, I'd wipe your dipstick with a cheery smile and an oily rag!
Then put in a couple or three squirts of "Redex" to mix nicely with your Three Gallons of Fina (or Jet, or Regent.)

Andrew

My Pa always got four gallons at the pump in the village and I watched the two hands going round the dial - one went all the way round for each gallon and the other moved one gallon at a time. This was in our '57 Oxford.

Billy Hall had the pumps, he was a dairy farmer too and was always working in the yard, when a car stopped he would come walking out wiping his hands and deliver the petrol then go back to his work. He also had the village taxi which his mother drove - a Morris Minor Traveller - that went round the farms each morning to bring the kids to school - except me, I lived close enough to walk.

sandie seward

Also, we mustn't forget the "Commercial" oil! Most older cars used to get through pints of oil, and the cheapest way of keeping the oil in the engine up to the mark was to use this so-called "Commercial" oil. It was really gungy, like black treacle, god only knows what it did to your poor worn engine, but as I say it was the cheapest way to ensure (usually) that you did not end up at the roadside with broken big ends or a conrod through the cylinder block!!!!

Guzzi Gadgy

Thanks for that Sandie, my kind of garage. They have proberly survived due to the remote location otherwise the yobs would have had a field day with bricks

Ian