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Posted December 18, 2004 13:03 | Category: Buildings | #
A garage to take your LEGO cars for their regular maintenance. Has two service bays, each with a lift to give the mechanics access underneath the car. Also equipped with a workbench and a complete inventory of repair parts and tires.
This model is fully detailed on the interior, and also features rare and valuable printed bricks (Two each of "ESSO SERVICE" and "GARAGE") from the 1960's.
Top view
Looking at the front
Angled view showing the signs
Another angled view showing the other side
Looking into the garage bays
An overall view of the interior
Workbench, equipped with a variety of tools
Spare parts and tires for any repair job
Door leading to the office
Waiting room and cash register
Bathroom
Tow truck
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Re: Esso Garage Jim O'Connell wrote on Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:57 |
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I wonder if they still make the labeled Esso bricks here in Japan, since we still have Esso stations here. It's still very strange and nostalgic to see them around - the logo is the same as when I was a kid, but the stations themselves are modern. The service itself at these stations is probably much like it was in the US in the '5o's and '60's, with station attendants running out and washing your windshield and such. Were these legos one of the station giveaways for filling up your tank? I remember my father bringing home that sort of thing, but mostly Noah's Ark pairs of animals... |
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Re: Esso Garage Bill Ward wrote on Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:09 |
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They have Esso in Canada too - I was surprised to see that when we went through Ontario during our honeymoon in 1997. I think it was only changed to Exxon in the US. The bricks came from one of several LEGO sets from the 1960's which licensed the Esso trademarks. I got the Esso bricks in a lot I bought off ebay a couple of years ago. When I posted about this model on LUGNET, I got a reply from a LEGO collector that explained the situation. |
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