Twitch Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Going through old junk I found something from my youth. It was a pair of red valve stem caps that Standard Oil used to sell in their stations back when they all had the crown atop the pumps and whatnot. We just called them 'red crowns' since they were crafted like the crowns on the pumps. We'd cruise around on our bikes and liberate them from cars that had them.Anyone remember these? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bkazmer Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 kids today know the same trick with chrome valve caps - I can't get too mad knowing I did the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 51Patty400 Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 I saw a set of 4 packard ones on ebay a few weeks ago. They looked new though. Nice chrome and the packard logo on the top.- Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted January 12, 2005 Author Share Posted January 12, 2005 I saw the Ebay ones too. See the attached of the Standard red crown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 51Patty400 Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Someone is bound to take those if it's daily driver :-(- Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 Yeah we sure did when we were kids! I only have 2 of them but it made me wonder if anyone else knew of them from the days when the crown was on Standard Oil's pumps. This was 50s-60s St. Louis MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMP1369 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Please let me know if you'd be interested in selling your red crown valve stem caps. My dad loves them and used to have them on his car. Someone stole them (probably didn't even know what they had). My sister and I are looking to complete a set for his new motor home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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