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- Turnpike Auto Service Station, Huntington, New York, circa 1940 - At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores and have their cars repaired at independent shops with few employees. But service and repair stations soon became a fixture of American roadsides, offering gasoline and auto service from trained mechanics. This station provided nearly everything drivers might need to keep their cars on the road.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Turnpike Auto Service Station, Huntington, New York, circa 1940
At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores and have their cars repaired at independent shops with few employees. But service and repair stations soon became a fixture of American roadsides, offering gasoline and auto service from trained mechanics. This station provided nearly everything drivers might need to keep their cars on the road.
- Turnpike Auto Service Station, Huntington, New York, circa 1940 - At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores and have their cars repaired at independent shops with few employees. But service and repair stations soon became a fixture of American roadsides, offering gasoline and auto service from trained mechanics. This station provided nearly everything drivers might need to keep their cars on the road.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Turnpike Auto Service Station, Huntington, New York, circa 1940
At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores and have their cars repaired at independent shops with few employees. But service and repair stations soon became a fixture of American roadsides, offering gasoline and auto service from trained mechanics. This station provided nearly everything drivers might need to keep their cars on the road.
- W. H. Flessel's Auto Station Garage, Huntington, Long Island, New York, 1916 - Drivers on Long Island, New York, in 1916 could stop at W. H. Flessel's Auto Station to buy tires and auto supplies and then fill up at the curb. The pump was a "blind" pump. Buyers didn't see the amount of gasoline being put into their car. Drivers relied on the accuracy of pump and the honesty of the station owner.
- 1916
- Collections - Artifact
W. H. Flessel's Auto Station Garage, Huntington, Long Island, New York, 1916
Drivers on Long Island, New York, in 1916 could stop at W. H. Flessel's Auto Station to buy tires and auto supplies and then fill up at the curb. The pump was a "blind" pump. Buyers didn't see the amount of gasoline being put into their car. Drivers relied on the accuracy of pump and the honesty of the station owner.
- Sammis Downer Co. North Shore Garage, Huntington, New York, 1907 - A Ford Model R -- essentially a dressed-up Model N -- sits at a Ford dealership in Huntington, New York, about 1907. Before the Model T came to dominate sales, Ford offered several models at the same time. Models N, R, and S were so similar they competed with one another for sales.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Sammis Downer Co. North Shore Garage, Huntington, New York, 1907
A Ford Model R -- essentially a dressed-up Model N -- sits at a Ford dealership in Huntington, New York, about 1907. Before the Model T came to dominate sales, Ford offered several models at the same time. Models N, R, and S were so similar they competed with one another for sales.