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    Anonymous

        pen & ink w/watercolor sketch on 10-1/2 x 13 inch Strathmore 400 CP

        I forgot to put up a price board, so I titled it “27.9 cents.” I had a friend with a chopped ’51 Merc Coupe and this is my rendition. Wish I had that car now…

        #811041
        ColdPress
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            John, that brings back happy memories! Thanks. … CP

            Happy painting! ... CP

            #811039
            laika
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                “You can trust your car
                To the man who wears the star…”

                We probably pay more than 27.9 cents in state and federal taxes on a gallon of gas now :eek:

                Lamar

                Art is life's dream interpretation.
                - Otto Rank

                #811044
                Anonymous

                    Thanks, CP! I enjoyed doing it and am planning on another one or two in a gas station theme. I need to get some figures out there washing windows and checking the oil!

                    Laika, here, we pay 50.2 cents per gallon federal and state tax for gasoline. Much more for diesel. I can see those four red star guys on the Milton Berle Show singing the Texaco jingle like it was today. I almost made it a Gulf station though — we didn’t have a Texaco station in town when I was growing up ;-)

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                    That’s a beauty! Well done!

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                    #811045
                    Anonymous

                        Thank you, Virginia!

                        #811037

                        Fabulous painting, John, that brings back memories for sure. My father-in-law owned a Texaco station here in Texas and he made a pretty nice living.

                        Kay

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                        #811046
                        Anonymous

                            Thanks Kay. I worked in a Standard Oil station part time for a few years out in California in the mid ’60s. That was a decent job and I learned a lot about people.

                            #811042
                            Merriweather
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                                Beautiful painting. Rarely see beaut cars like the one you have painted. Really cheap petrol you have there. I feel quite miffed actually. Our petrol this weekend is $1.61per litres.

                                Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

                                #811047
                                Anonymous

                                    Merriweather – Thanks for the nice comments.

                                    That 27.9 cents would relate to around 1958 or so. :lol:

                                    Today, regular gasoline here is USD 2.76 per gallon (which has risen approx. USD 0.60 in just the last few weeks.
                                    That’s about USD 0.73 per liter if I didn’t mess up the math.
                                    That would equate to approx. AUD 1.02 per liter.
                                    Not at all a bad reason to be miffed!

                                    #811043
                                    Merriweather
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                                        Thanks for saying it was circa 1958. I feel better.

                                        Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

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                                        jonc50
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                                            Nice work!

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