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I just grabbed the Sinclair, BP, and Richfield today (all three are still full) the Pen and Black Bear have been hiding in the garage for a while now. All need some serious cleaning and a couple dents popped but I happy to have them. The Black Bear is pretty rotted out on the bottom so that will become a wall sign when I get some time at the shop to cut it and roll it out flat for framing.
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I like the 5 gallon cans. I might turn one or two of mine into wastepaper baskests if they don't have any collectible value.
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