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Fred in Pa 
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:12am |
From the time I was Kid I remember this hanging inside neighbors wagon shed ,his brother lived there and worked for this company , his Sister gave this to me when I ask her what ever happen to it .She said she kept it and has no one to pass it on to .It kept well for being over 50 years old .
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:18am |
To bad the outside temps at my house and your house ain't what that thermometer is showin' right now..... LOL! My thermometer shows a fuzz more than half that at 43. I'll still take it right to May though......  Steve@B&B
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Fred in Pa
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:28am |
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That is in Showroom its 70 in there all winter ,this off by 10
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:31am |
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I kinda figured that. That's why I said "outside" temp. 70 is perfect to work on the Chevelle. Is it running and drivin' yet?
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Fred in Pa
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:37am |
Its getting there . Steve
Neighbor himself Sold Davco and I also got this .
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:40am |
I got this 55 Chebby I'm workin' on in the outside wire shop. Doin' a complete wiring system on it and designed the fuel delivery system for this big funny lookin' engine hanging out of the engine compartment where the hood is supposed to be... LOL! Not mine. Customer's car. 
Edited by Steve in NJ - 23 Dec 2023 at 12:23pm
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:45am |
Man, you get them cool signs every once in a while. I definitely need to get out there this coming June for the Streetrod Nats. Need to do a shake down run with the Nova Wagon and stop for a visit. We haven't hung out together in a while. Gotta' bust that El Camino out too!
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ACinSC
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 11:00am |
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Have an old Polarine thermometer here in the shop that reads about 58 degrees . Pretty close for being so old . Been wondering about Fred's 46? Chevy truck ? Any progress ? Thanks !
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 11:51am |
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 12:22pm |
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Hey Kev! That's pretty cool too! I have a few of the old time looking thermometers but they're repro's not the originals.
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Fred in Pa
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 12:55pm |
When I got into working on 46 I need to do a little engine work to get it back on the road n drive as a survivor so I put it on hold to finish Chevelle .
Steve I will get all the thermometer's closer to the floor so u can read them when u come over .
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 1:20pm |
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Thanks Steve , my fav son Kevin posted that pic for me . Story is this thermometer used to hang outside on Grandpa's Sinclair station . Been a while since alcohol was used for antifreeze , I guess ? Fred , thanks for the update .
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 2:20pm |
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Back to the first question, I grew up in that area and left there in the mid 60's. I don't recall those names but that means nothing. I was 20 miles NW of the other side of town. South Omaha was a big deal then and there was an ongoing argument on who had the biggest stockyards in the world Chicago or the stockyards in South Omaha.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 3:15pm |
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Nice looking truck Fred. You say it’s a 1946, I know where her twin sister is. I don’t know if I have enough ambition to buy it and get it running, but I got a 403 Oldsmobile just begging for a project like that.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 5:56pm |
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Fertilizer was made from tankage from the slaughterhouses and packing plants around the Omaha stockyards. Haul cattle and hogs to Omaha, bring a load of fertilizer and/or Falstaff back…
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Posted: 23 Dec 2023 at 5:59pm |
 Dennis J OPKs wrote:
Back to the first question, I grew up in that area and left there in the mid 60's. I don't recall those names but that means nothing. I was 20 miles NW of the other side of town. South Omaha was a big deal then and there was an ongoing argument on who had the biggest stockyards in the world Chicago or the stockyards in South Omaha. |
From 1955 into the 60’s, Omaha was bigger than Chicago.
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 24 Dec 2023 at 9:54am |
I think that 46" would look good with that 402 Oldsmobubble engine in it unit3! I'd say make a move on it...... Steve@B&B
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