1959 Coin Operated Gas Pumps

Coin Operates Pump At Self-Service Gas Station

What next?  In Sweden, a new idea is a coin-operated fuel pump.  Such self-service pumps have been installed at many service stations and are made especially for motor scooters and other small vehicles.  The driver simply pulls his scooter alongside the pump, deposits one or more coins and helps himself to as large a quantity of petrol-and-oil mixture as he needs.

This was in the August 1959 edition of Popular Mechanics magazine

1960 Glass-Fiber Frame Bike

Bomard Industries, Inc., Grand Haven, Mich.

One manufacturer is peddling bicycles distinguished by their colorful glass-fiber frames.  Designed by an industrial designer, the new bicycle combines a streamlined effect with the protective enclosure of mechanical parts, such as gears and chains.  Accessories such as horn and light are concealed in the sweep of the frame.  The color is designed into the glass fiber.

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This article appeared in the November 1960 edition of Popular Mechanics magazine