Texaco Gas Stations, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

Creator: Texaco D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (rain pattering) 0:02 Dispatcher Car 81, car 81 (indistinct) 0:04 traffic, traffic by-section between 8th and 9th streets. 0:08 (wind whistling) 0:11 (car door bangs) 0:15 (dog barks) 0:15 (door crackling) 0:17 - Oh, hello, Bill. 0:19 I saw someone in here and I know you're usually closed 0:22 at this hour. 0:24 - And I told Mrs. Reynolds I'd have her car ready 0:25 first thing in the am. 0:27 - Can't you finish it tomorrow? 0:28 - Not, if I want to stay in business. 0:29 When I started this business, 0:32 I promised myself I was gonna do it right. 0:33 Texaco is my supplier, 0:36 and they help me in a lot of ways 0:37 but this is my business. 0:39 Almost all the Texaco retailers 0:41 are independent businessmen just like me. 0:42 I set my own prices, 0:45 I set my own hours, 0:46 I am my own help, 0:47 so I run my own business. 0:49 - So, if you don't mind working tomorrow night, 0:52 maybe I'll bring in my wife's car. 0:54 Announcer Texaco, over 30,000 independent businessmen 0:56 working to keep your trust. 0:58

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