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Calcool Fahrvergnugen

965 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#760356
Hi Guys,

I thought I would let you in on a great Oil Filler Bottle I got at SuperCheap the other day for about $7. It is a replica of the Glass Oil Filler Bottles that were help yourself at Petrol Stations in the 70's and earlier.

It holds a litre and makes filling a Beelte or Upright engined Kombi a simple affair. There is a trick to using it to make sure the breather hole is at the top, and block it with your finger while you are walking to the car so it does not spill out.

I was always terrified with Oily hands using my Antique Original Glass Castol Bottle.

Cheers,

David

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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#760363
Calcool wrote:Hi Guys,

I thought I would let you in on a great Oil Filler Bottle I got at SuperCheap the other day for about $7. It is a replica of the Glass Oil Filler Bottles that were help yourself at Petrol Stations in the 70's and earlier.

It holds a litre and makes filling a Beelte or Upright engined Kombi a simple affair. There is a trick to using it to make sure the breather hole is at the top, and block it with your finger while you are walking to the car so it does not spill out.

I was always terrified with Oily hands using my Antique Original Glass Castol Bottle.

Cheers,

David
The 70's!! You youngsters David! They were around in the 50s. Oops, that's starting to show the age! Saw a lot of them back then as the old man worked for the local Mobil agent in Pitt Town from 1950 for quite a few years.

How's things up north? New projects yet?

DH

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#760369
Ive still got the real shell & solo ones from the days of drive way service.😂
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#760377
Solo ??? You mean soft drink used to come in them too ???

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btw - the Newman's servo down the road still has a crop of those bottles out the front - almost look like they're left over from the 50's and all !!!
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2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

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I use to use them in the 80's when I worked at the ampol with driveway service.

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2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

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I saw some at a servo on the way to dubbo at Christmas.... Thought it was a bit oldschool. Most places want you to chose (so it's your problem) yout own and take the half empty bottle with you. Then you can add the plastic to landfill and dispose of waste oil in an un-environmentally friendly fashion. Sad hey?