Guaranteed Service
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Guaranteed Service
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This image is of a small part of the two-acre Classical Gas Station in Embudo, New Mexico. An early 50's Chevy, a "Guaranteed Service" sign, and old tires and gas pumps are some of the many objects in this image. Classical Gas is a museum dedicated to the great American filling station. Museum owner and curator Johnnie Meier, a retired Los Alamos science and technology geek, is an avid collector of old and oily artifacts that might have otherwise wound up in a landfill. He sits on the editorial boards of "American Road" and "Route 66" magazines and also writes freelance pieces for several hot rod publications. Within the Classical Gas collection are colorful oil cans, signs with thermometers, gas pumps and crowns and globes that capped the pumps, old photos and postcards of gas stations, old license plates, ashtrays set into miniature tires, and toy cars, trucks and model gas stations. There are even some 1940s-era Firestone spark plugs in the original box stating that the electrodes contain "radioactive" polonium, the same material recently blamed for the poisoning and death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Classical Gas is a photographer's and car lover's dream.
CLASSIC CARS - THE YEARS 1952-1957 Contest - 6/30/2017
FIRST PLACE
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Enchanted New Mexico Group-9/13/2013
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Small Showroom Group-9/19/2013
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July 20th, 2013
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Comments (2)
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work is FEATURED in ENCHANTED NEW MEXICO, well done and presented, v/f!
Nikolyn McDonald
How fascinating! We just drove up to Taos by the High Road and saw many interesting and beautiful towns, but by doing so we missed Embudo completely. Our loss, obviously. Wonderful slice of Americana capture and great information, Priscilla. fav/vote
Priscilla Burgers replied:
We were on the High Road to Taos on another trip. It was great. We went to Classical Gas when we stayed in the area for a horse workshop with Bobbie Goodrich. Kimber lives near here and has been to Classical Gas several times.
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