Hot Rods My new,...Old Hot Rod Shop !!! 1937 Mobil Station

Love the curved front...and extremely jealous!

 

Bad ass love it keep postin pics

 

Wicked cool! You need a HAMB banner!
Any future use restrictions with current zoning?

 

I saw your thread the day you bought the building.
Glad things are working out for you.

 

thanks for this thread and the updates. Enjoy!

 

id just live there..... lol

 

Too Coool!!!!!! thank you so much for staying in it for the long haul, You are a Savior

 

Great place, just keep the curtains closed and put plenty of locks on the place. I'd hate to see you lose any of the goodies you have.

 

Nice to see your DREAM has become reality. Everyone has dreams,great to see you stuck with it,thru all the obsticles.....Brian..... P.S....Does that village have an abandoned FIRE STATION For Sale ?????

 

that building is perfect in everyway!!!!! only thing id do to it, is move it to my house!!!!
congrats man!!!!!

 

That place is really nice, lots of old flare to it but one question.
How do you keep the toilet working under those conditions ?

 

You have lived my fantasy

 

For the time being I keep a little space heater in there set at 45 degrees, and I only turn the well pump on when I am there, so I can keep a eye on everything.

 

One guy I know fill his walls with vermiculite. Keeps it warmer.
The downside is if you drill into the block it will flow out.

 

I'd insulate it just like a basement: build a wall just inside the block and insulate that. A place like that, though, I wouldn't use boring old drywall inside, it calls for something cool like galvanized, corrugated steel or old road signs or something.

-Dave

PS Has the Garage Journal seen this yet?

 

is there a large container of fuel underground ?

i see the fuel oil tank out front that will become a pig roaster ... right?

the radiant heat is the way to go and remember moving air is makin heat as it moves with a system like that.

just keep the doors to the shop sealed for fumes and dust

i found used slat wall at auction from a closed clothing store .. i had to remove it but got 50 4x8 sheets for a buck a sheet more than enough for my 26 x60 shop watch for that kinda stuff


i would think some foil backed foam would help your heat loss problem ceiling walls and floors espieeally in areas wher cars won't be drivin on em !
check some resturant auctions for cheap tables and storage


its great fun redoing a place to make it yours .. insure it too.
good luck

i may know of a pegasas

 

Man am I coveting your building! It's way cooool!

 

Well, I see that your old thread has been revived. I was thinking the other day that a trip up to see you might be in order. However, until you get heat in that old vault a better idea would be for you to organize a breakfast down here and a trip over to that "place" we talked about (hint,hint).

Frank

 

A true garage find ! If I ever make it back that way it would be a pleasure just to come by and maybe , sweep the floor or somethin'.

 

That is Killer

 

YOU ARE SO FREAKIN' LUCKY!!! AWESOME.


Brag all you want... There's a hundred of us right now wishing we had just won the "find and OWN the historical garage and shop lotto"!

hat's off to you man.

 

Glad to see updates on this thread! I hope to do the same thing some day. That 1930's auto shop thread among others, and yours, has been inspiration and feeding me ideas on how to replicate one. I just wish I had the cars too. Keep it up!

 

I missed this thread untill today. Your story is just to cool. I am very happy for you and your family! And, yes, keep us posted- CONGRATZ!!

 

Happy for you man. GOD does provide. tnrotter

 

I STILL dig this thread. Thanks for sharing.

 

NO shit!

I second that.

When I walk out in my two garage tomorrow morning, and think I'm proud, I'll know there is someone out there PROUDER.


again.

 

wow man, thats really cool. Place looks awesome. Old gas stations are so cool. Congrats!

 

Your shop is pretty cool and I can appreciate the old buildings. My shop is located in an old car dealership that was built in the 50's from what i know about it. It was among other things an American Motors and Jeep dealership back in the day. I have my project in what was the body shop. I also use that room to work on motorcycles as the ceiling is too low for automotive repair. In the main shop I have 3 more hoists and a midrise hoist. What was the parts room now serves as our tire bay as well as storage. The in ground hoists are long gone and I have the newer style twin hoists. The infloor hoist are a problem. They were replaced with above ground hoist because of oil containimation. I would get that thing out of the ground as you don't want that thing leaking oil into the ground because you would have a problem with the DEQ for sure.
When you insulate,try to insulate while keeping the character of the place intact. I hope you are able to fing the signage that you are looking for. If I ever see any Mobil signage,I will keep you in mind and turn it your way.

 

I would love to be able to do that!!!

 

just wondering if you found anything from back when it was ran as a business in the building such as parts,products,tools anything of the sort....anyways congrats