'50s-era Mobil gas station recreated in New York

Classic car and memorabilia enthusiast Rob Cooper is restoring a service station in Millerton, NY to how it looked when it began selling Mobil gas in 1957. Passersby are already pulling into to take photos. RIDE-CT gets tje history of the project.

[BobBob-ehsb]

Great restoration job! I was born in 1955 and got to see this style of station as a kid before they started changing. An era gone by and missed.

[rcrtyd]

Nice restoration, brings back memories.

[snoopu]

When I started driving a year later are last full service gas station shut down. They check the air and oil and filled the tank for you.

[Eduardo-uoqs]

Mr. Rob,
Awesome Mobil gas station.
Who likes petroliana as me that place is a paradise.
Congratulations
Rio-Brazil

[andrewcrawford]

Really nice. I was fond of service stations and oil company logos as a child. I miss the different looks and styles of company brand service stations back in the day. Every slight change that was made I instantly noticed it. Definitely a nice build. You did an excellent job.

[mattikaki]

Hello from Finland. What a beutiful home. And good garace too. Old gas stations are always so beautiful if we compare them to the new ones.

[Steeg-vdrf]

Vary nice...i hope u restored the unground lifts. I resqud an old Rotary in ground old school Rotary single post lift.. I did a restoration to it it Sat over 40 yrs it was abandoned. Now back in loving service in my home garage. As part of my old school garage. As I start to collect stuff for my old school shop.love what u did...

[franknew]

Rob Cooper did a great job restoring this Mobil gas station. I wish it was near me so I could see it in person. Gas was probably about 25 cents per gallon back in 1957.

[scotthooper]

Thank you. I love that nostalgia! A simpler time.

[henriquem]

Excellent video! 👏👏👏. This place is perfect! Very beautiful! 😍😍😍 Congratulations to the owner and creator!

[AMCmachine]

This is fantastic! Been this way countless times over the years, but not lately. Hope I get to see it sometime.

[jayjay-bzrr]

Red is a very attractive color for cars.

[stingray]

Looks Fantastic. Great job. The car & truck fit right in. 👍👍

[mylakay]

That is awesome! My Dad worked for mobil almost 40 years and he would have loved this! Please post more videos when the interior is completed and anytime new additions occur.

[John-rom]

Magnificent! As a child of the 50s, remember these well!

[Steeg-vdrf]

I hope u have the old air compressor.. American built. My dad had an old Phillips 66 station..he built in 1959 we owned until the end 1999. It was 5 bays it had a sailor - Buell air compressor built in st.johns, Mich..still in business.. I bought a new one for my home garage..and requed an vary old Rotary single post lift # FP 46 H mark 5 . I did a American restoration to it for less than a 1000 bucks ..found a company called SVI inc in DeKalb, IL. They make replacement parts .for all inground lifts ..my oil tank is above ground..for safety reasons..of course..as I'm Simi retired..from chicago.area now in FL.. my home garage is a replica of a service bay my dads shop...I love what u did..to this service station..I hope u also found an air pump.pls get to me if u have questions..I grew up in my dads station..I remember the smell of the place .etc

[annawhitis]

We need more people like
him !!! NICE RESTORATION
LIKE THE 1955 TO1957 CHEVY 1/2 TON STEP SIDE AND THE 1957 CHEVY. SHOWS PEOPLE
WHAT THINGS USE TO BE
LIKE BACK THEN
WHEN TIMES SEEMED MORE SIMPLE THAN IN
THESE CRAZY 🤪 😜 😢
TIMES, WE LIVE IN NOW.
GOD AND JESUS CHRIST 🙏 🙌 WILL STRAIGHTEN
OUR SOVEREIGN NATION
OUT AND DESTROY THE
ANTICHRIST EVERYWHERE AMEN.😊
Kevin Phoenix ✝️

[kasparsuppe]

Fantastic! I love things like that. 😍🥰💕💓🏆 Greetings from Switzerland; Kylie

[trimog]

Having grown up during the '50s and having had a Mobil station as my dad's go to, I love this, plus I'd never known that the Pegasus always faced the rest rooms! Thank you Rob, next time through it's good to know that it is ok to take a shot of my Morgan next to the pumps!

[georgehenrydooley]

Looks Great. I have three 1947 Chevy 3100 5 windows. Would love to stop by and meet you?