Novel Petrol Stations
An enterprising garage proprietor in Los Angeles has adopted a unique method of attracting the attention of the .'36.000 motor drivers -who pass his service station daily. He purchased a largo two-engined Fokker, which, after 2500 flying hours, had ended its flying days, and the huge monoplane, with its widespread wings, is now installed on a plot of ground in front of the station, where the wings serve as a canopy for the petrol and oil pumps. Tho grounded 'plane, which is maintained in exactly the samo condition as when* it flew, attracted so many visitors that tho wooden floor in the machine has worn out twice and has been replaced 'by a steel plate floor. An attendant accompanies visitors over the 'plane and explains everything. The propellors of the big 'piano are fencedin for safety. Such is the attraction of the grounded 'plane that the service station is reported to be selling petrol to the value of over £2OOO a month.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22961, 12 February 1938, Page 12 (Supplement)
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165Novel Petrol Stations New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22961, 12 February 1938, Page 12 (Supplement)
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