Years and years ago, before high-tech took over the world, utilitarian things such as gas pumps exhibited extreme workmanship and even savoir faire. For sure, they were workhorses, but these pumps ...

TWO RIVERS, Wis. — In the 1950s, a gallon of gas didn't cost $3.50 and Texaco, Mobil and Sinclair Dino gasoline electric pumps were the standard at gas stations. Today, they are something car ...

Mike Pankratz of Redmond shows off some of the gas pumps he has restored. These pumps are Canadian, with a 5/10 instead of a 9/10 price per gallon. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) Amid the acres of ...

He's sanded and bead-blasted her body, smoothed the rough edges, and banished the rust. He's caressed on so many coats of paint she glimmers in the sun. He's carefully rebuilt her from the ground up, ...