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Welcome back to my channel guys and gals. I am finally unloaded from my Iowa gas adventure and today I’m going to put together a short video featuring the Wayne 60S showcase pump. We are outside the garage with gas pump Rob. We are going to take a close look at an original Wayne 60S showcase pump and I’m going to show you what actually makes it original as well as authentic.
What I have here is a complete kit that I put together to build an already original Wayne 60S showcase into a final finished product. We have:
An original Wayne station lighter harp in nice condition.
The original guts that came out of this pump. The seller took the guts out before selling it to me. I’m going to reinstall those guts.
An original white cloth hose.
A brass nozzle.
A milk glass wide body mobile gas globe. It has nice lenses on both sides with great patina.
Original mobile gas pump plates.
The showcase glass shelves.
Original brackets in the package.
Last but not least, some mobile oil cans to go into the showcase area.
I just removed one of the original bezels from the back side of this Wayne 60S and I’m going to show you guys something that you need to look for if you’re purchasing one of these pumps. There’s actually a difference with these bezels over a regular Wayne 60 bezel. It’s this piece right here. That’s a water diverter. You could call it a gutter if you wish. Let’s get a side view. You will not find this piece on a Wayne 60 regular wide or narrow body pump. That is to keep the water from entering this showcase area.
One other distinctive difference between a regular Wayne 60 and a Wayne 60S is in the frame rail. If you notice right here there’s an indentation and that’s on all four frame rails. That indentation is right at the bottom of the bezel and again that’s for water control. Also notice the gutter. Right at the bottom of the bezel that gutter or diverter on the bottom of the bezel dumps right into this chute here which sends the water to the outside of the wall of the showcase. You can see the one on the other side. Again these are things you might want to look for when you’re purchasing a Wayne 60S showcase pump.
Let’s get a look at how that looks from the inside. Here’s your gutter or diverter and then it spills to this side. The other thing you want to look for is the showcase light kit which isWhich is right there. We’re going to get rid of that bulb by the way. Not period correct. correct. This side has a showcase light. And that manifold is special to this pump. It comes up. You have your upper lights, front and back. And then of course it goes up to the factory globe holder up here.
There are a lot of imitation or made up Wayne 60 showcase pumps out on the market. And this might help you out when you go to purchase one to make sure you’re getting the real deal. The other thing is if it has the guts in it, this is the pumping unit from a Wayne 60S. It’s a pancake pumping unit. We’re going to talk more about that in just a minute. That’s another good example of a uniqueness of quality of a part for a Wayne 60.
What we have here is the unique pancake pumping unit out of a Wayne 60S. The reason I’m showing you this is I have owned one or two Wayne 70s over the years that have the same setup. It’s the same exact unit mounted low in the bottom of a Wayne 70. I guess Wayne might have had some of these left over and decided to put them into their Wayne 70 model. So if you ever purchase a Wayne 60S and you’re missing the pumping unit, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find one sooner or later.
I just finished mounting the first mobile gas pump plate shield and I have to mention something. It’s horrible when people use Phillips screws or rivets to hold these things on. It’s just not correct for the time period they were used. I didn’t have correct screws, but where I live there’s a small mom and pop hardware store that’s been in business since I think the 1920s. And they just about carry everything. Well I went down there and asked and the guy’s all, I don’t think we have those, but they sure did. Look at that. That’s what I like to see. You wouldn’t find Phillips screws on a 1930s machine. That came in the 60S.
We’re pretty messed up on the back side. I’ll show you. I just got the nut loose. And as you can see there isn’t a whole lot left of it. But fortunately the hardware store had cam locks about the right depth. Here’s one of them right here. They’re in brass which I think will look sharp. I can antique the brass a little bit, you know, make it look kind of old, give it some patina. But I’m going to go ahead and install cam locks on both sides. That way the doors stay latched.
One thing I definitely need to mention here is these white old school porcelain knobs which look cool are not correct. The Wayne 60S had latches and knobs like this. I do not have these. I have some reproduction ones that II haven’t put on yet. But I want to let you guys know what the latch should look like.usty Dog says, subscribe, like, and comment to his daddy’s channel, Gas Pump Rob, on YouTube.
Thanks for watching!