A few weeks ago, one of my regular customers came in looking for some posi oil. He wanted to know if the stuff he had on his shelf was good for a posi, and if so, could he buy some more.
You old guys will likely remember these. You young guys have likely never seen a can of GM diff oil like this. My memory tells me this is likely from the 70's or at newest, maybe early 80's.
Oh, I bought it off him for 5 bucks. It's still full!!!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
Seems to me we started metric in about 78 so yes, at least that. However, I started my current parts job in 85 and I don't think we had it in cans any more by then. I could be wrong though, lots of snow on the roof by now and with that the memory seems to weaken!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
when I was in high school in the late 70's, we were active in Fifty 567 Chev hobby. It was common to get a posi center section, and put it in the car. However it always seemed to be my job to crawl under the car and fill the diff. I distinctly remember those tins of posi fluid, and the unforgetable smell of gear oil. If I recall, it was in the early 80's when they started using the small plastic bottles of posi additive.
Hey that's cool Carl. I have a bunch of those old collectible cans too. I like collecting the old B/A cans too
Let me guess, B/A is BEER & ALCOHOL??????? Sometime back when I asked about metric's in Canada, I wondered why my 62 speedometer wasn't metric, several people told me they changed in 1976. I know I bought a 74 Chrysler product in Victoria, BC and it was mph.
Hey that's cool Carl. I have a bunch of those old collectible cans too. I like collecting the old B/A cans too
Let me guess, B/A is BEER & ALCOHOL??????? Sometime back when I asked about metric's in Canada, I wondered why my 62 speedometer wasn't metric, several people told me they changed in 1976. I know I bought a 74 Chrysler product in Victoria, BC and it was mph.
BA = British American (gas station) BP = British Petrolium (gas station)
I used to hang out at our neighbourhood BA station in Montreal when I was a young punk.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Even though we produced cars w/ Metric Speedos destined for other markets earlier, Metric speedos didn't land on Canadian spec cars until 76/77 Model year cars..
I remember looking at a '65 Chevelle Metric Speedo head on eBay a few years back...pretty sure it went to 200 Kph..
I think Metric was first laid on us school kids in 1975...we all hated it also learning French which started the same year..
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in Alberta we switched from gallons to liters at the filling stations in 1978, as I still remember gas selling for 79.9 cents per gallon just before it switched. The speed signs also switched from miles to kilometers in 1978.
The first I ever heard of the metric system was in 1972 in grade 5.
Hey thanks for the B/A pics, Bob. I have that very sign in storage and a 60's gas pump to fix up. Need parts, I will post pics one day of this stuff !! That is a great station, would love more pics for my future storage building !!
Hey thanks for the B/A pics, Bob. I have that very sign in storage and a 60's gas pump to fix up. Need parts, I will post pics one day of this stuff !! That is a great station, would love more pics for my future storage building !!
It's too bad they had to pull the old pumps and tanks, but at least they have one in the window.
It's now used as an operating convenience store (still with all the B/A markings) for the local town. The bays are where a weekly auction takes place for old furniture, nik-naks, etc.
