Beesneeze Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I have recently come across an unused, original, WWII gas rationing decal meant for the windshield of an automobile. It is a series A sticker. Is there anyone who might be interested in this? Feel free to drop me an e-mail pbaisley@juno.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I'll give you $100 for it if I can buy 10 gal a week for 13 cents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beesneeze Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Sold! (So long as I can drive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgshafto Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Speaking of ration stickers, did all cars have an 'A' decal, with a 'B' or 'C' added if appropriate? Or was each sticker a stand alone application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rbl2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 There was a "C" on ebay last week and there were no bids placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Speaking of ration stickers, did all cars have an 'A' decal, with a 'B' or 'C' added if appropriate? Or was each sticker a stand alone application? </div></div>Seperate stickers, with only one displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have recently come across an unused, original, WWII gas rationing decal meant for the windshield of an automobile. It is a series A sticker. Is there anyone who might be interested in this? Feel free to drop me an e-mail pbaisley@juno.com </div></div>Here is a website for a man who sells reproductions. The A sticker was the most common, and allowed 4 gallons of gas per week. B and C stickers allowed more gas, and were allotted to those who did war-essential duties, or were doctors, etc.http://www.roberthoyt.net/gasration.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Very Cool Site !Thanks, West.I have a photocopy ( just the "A" side) of a ration sticker attached to the lower right windshield of my '41 De Soto ( I used clear packing tape from the inside... poor-man's solution!).I get all sorts of comments from passers-by... from those "who remember" and those who ask "what's that "A" mean ?""Is this trip REALLY necessary?" <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 41_packard Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I sell reproduction sets of these on ebay. Go to: WWII GAS RATION WINDSHIELD LETTER SET 42 41 40 39 38 37: eBay Motors (item 150517837941 end time Nov-11-10 18:38:37 PST) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Goes on top of glass in the middle I think,,,,We all hated the whole idea,,,rather not see em again,,,its just too soon,,,,,,Our local ration board chairman,,Mr,Stevens,,had a Detroit electric,,parked outside town hall,,with ALL the stickers,,A,B,C etc across the top,,,,at least he had humor !! Cheers,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 A 1926 Chrysler Model '58' I owned had an original "A" sticker on the upper part of the windshield near the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I was going to say, it's easier to buy new stickers than mess around with the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Dec. 09 issue of Hemmings classic car had a large and vary interesting story of classic cars in war time. Acording to the story the A stisker was the most common and allowed two to six gal. per week. The most sought after was the X or unrestricted card issued to members of congress,Drs.,and nurses. President Roosevelts wife Eleanor demanded an A sticker for her car and would not comment on the need for an X. According to the story, new car production (in America) came to a halt in mid 1942 and the Gov. took possesion of about 520,000 to be rationed off for the war use. Many of the high ranking officers such as Eisenhower, Bradley and British Gen. Alexander had Packards Cadillacs and even a ford for ther use. At home here many things where rationed. I well remember the books of stamps we had to buy sugar or coffee and the little red tokens . God bless America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 BTW> There are about a doz. war time pics. in the artical, I would cut them out and mail them if anyone wanted to post them for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 BTW> There are about a doz. war time pics. in the artical, I would cut them out and mail them if anyone wanted to post them for all to see.Usually we can't post photos like that as they are copyrighted. But you could contact the magazine, or the photographer that took them, and maybe get permission to post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Can you put a link to the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 In The Big Sleep there is a scene where Bogey parks his Plymouth coupe outside an apartment house he is keeping under surveilance. At the beginning of the scene there are 2 stickers on the windshield at the end there are 3. Not sure what they are but at least 1 must be a ration sticker. They are on the right side of the windshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverghost Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) My late father had an unlimited ration sticker. After Pearl Harbor he tried to enlist in the Army Air Corps for pilot training but was told he was more valuable as an Electrical Engineer ! He headed-up the electrical teams as Chief Electrical Engineer at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Cramp Shipyard, and Electric Boat Co. He had hundreds of designers, electricians and electrical workers working under him. Because he needed to travel freely up and down the east coast From Phila, NY, CT and down South he got a new car and an unlimited rationing sticker.He had all the gas he needed !Many friends and neighbors did not like this one bit ! Fuel was not the only thing in short supply~ The big problem he said was getting new tires, battery, and engine lube oil. He said there was a big black market on these items !People hoarded everything !There were big scrap metal drives everywhere !That's were most of the great Antique and Classic cars went sadly ! Near the end of the war his car was stolen and it was never recovered ! The government loaned him a new Packard painted in Navy gray ! He was one of the very last to leave the Navy Yard after the war ended.He was put in charge of designing & setting up the Navy Mothball storage Fleet's electronic cathodic corrosion protection storage system at the Phila Navy yard ! Edited November 15, 2010 by Silverghost (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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