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11/07/2025 2:36 am
not many like this left. Local mechanic where my car is serviced. Been there 30+ years. Very popular locally, and very successful business. I generally joke half the suburbs cars are in there for work.
11/07/2025 4:39 am
That's really fantastic! The 'good old days' are still THERE!
We had two old gas/service stations here in town until about 10 years ago. And an old pharmacy with lunch counter with soda/ice cream service. All are closed but we have an old tire store that still maintains cars and does all that the old service station did. It is in a totally modern building but still has the old parts counter and stools, old nostalgic furnishings and equipment displayed and it still does a great business. But this station is awesome!!
11/07/2025 5:42 am
Love the garage Geoff. There's still a need for this type of station but the problem is finding old time mechanics who actually know how to fix things.
11/07/2025 6:53 am
Makes me long for the past.....yet again. I have such great memories of working in such service stations as a young fella.
Geoff Jowett and Tony Perrone reacted
11/07/2025 6:57 am
Just like the good old days...got to love it!
John Bono
North Jersey
11/07/2025 7:44 am
Worked in one of those part time evening [after my day job in '67] for about a year doing clutch & transmission replacements, brake jobs, exhaust systems, ETC. until the owner decided I could pump gas and he could save the cost of a pump jockey, I QUIT.