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First-class gas for cheaper
I cannot resist commenting on this . . . My father owned the Hancock Service Station at the corner of Vista Way and Hill Street in Oceanside, CA. Hill street is also PCH (Coast Hwy). "Ed's Hancok Service'. The orange & black rooster was our logo. We were connected and serviced by Signal Oil. The imaginative pumps were mgf'd and serviced by Wayne Pump Co. I working there along his side and learned the business. The address was 1943 So Hill Street. It is now some 'cut rate' convenience store gas station. At the time we were a Full Service Station, wearing uniforms, hats and greeting each customer with a smile; all four of us. One checked the tires, one checked under the hood, one washed the windows and one pumped the petrol. Wipers, oil, tires, shocks, oil changes and tune-ups were our upsell. We sold an amazing amount of nylon 'Super Test' tires, mounted and balanced while you wait in 20 minutes using at first a manual tire changer and then we purchased the revolutionary "Coast 1010" hydralic machine. An oil change was $9.97 plus filter. Low grade 7 x 35 / 14" Super Test Tires were only $19.95 ea plus mounting & balancing (bubble balance); high speed balancing was an add'l 5.99 / wheel. We offered seven different grades of 'econ-o-blend' gasoline; 500-600-700-725-735-745-750. Regular or 500 had an octane rating of 86 while 750 was ethyl and rated at 94. Regular sold for 27.9 cents / gallon. When price wars occured we dropped down to a one time low of offering regular (500) @ 19.9 cent / gallon! I took control and managed the station after my fathers passing. I renegoitated our gasoline supply in 1972 just prior to the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and our contract had a provision for an 'unlimited' supply, which meant we did NOT have to ration, and remained open! We switched suppliers and became "Ed's Union 76". We were also a U-haul dealer and our U-haul dealer code was 50-549. Our telephone number was 714-729-1940. We offered 'GREEN Stamps' or 'Blue Chip' stamps for redemption of gifts at the local outlet. In 1968 it became very popular to offer with a 'fill-up' of 24 gallons or more give aways; sometimes cutlery, steak knives, glasses, or even oil burning lamps. Don't forget that a 68 Impala or Cadilac Sedan De Ville had 28 gallon tanks! Photo of dad and me attached Dave Cook in Memory of dad Mst Sgt Retired Ed Cook http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2015/j…— June 19, 2015 9:09 a.m.