If you follow the TV show "American Pickers" on the History Channel, occasionally you'll see Mike and Frank buy a car that's in need of a little repair. Well one of the shops they use is Mefford Motors in Columbia Tennessee. You may have seen an episode where Mike and Danielle toured his old Chevy Dealership and shop for a possible partnership. Since that episode, the Old Dealership has made many exterior improvements to replicate an old Texaco gas station. I happened to be in the neighborhood and stopped by. I wandered the outside till I found a open garage door and yelled inside. Mike Mefford the owner greeted me and quickly asked that I follow social distancing rules. He said I could roam around freely and take all the pictures I wanted. I was elated and with that, so I walked inside helped myself to some old cars. All were in various stages of repair. I had a great time, and I hope some of you will enjoy these few snapshots I took.
Mefford Motors - Old Texaco Station - Columbia TN. DSC01947-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Beautiful tricked out V-8 Engine DSC01884-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
1960 Chevy DSC01888-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
DSC01891-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Think this might be a Bentley DSC01893-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Hudson DSC01896-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Ford DSC01898-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Jaguar DSC01908-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Studebaker DSC01913-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Interior of the old Jaguar DSC01915-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Nash DSC01917-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Early Armored Truck DSC01937-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Harley Davidson Motorcycle. DSC01924-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Mike picked these old gas pumps specially for display here at Mefford Motors. DSC01959-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
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Loc: North East Tennessee
I follow the series and believe I recognize some of the vehicles. Really nice of him to invite in to roam around. Great series.
GOOD story and opportunity ! ........thanks for sharing
Dang! 40 cents a gallon? That was a looooong time ago. Great series.
Great set, James. I love that show! I recognize the old Texaco gas station from the show, and even a couple of the cars look familiar.
Looks like an overhead valve on the intake side of the Harley - very impressive for the time !!
Jay Pat
Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
Enjoyed the tour and well captured!!!
Pat
Great set of car shots. Sad for a Jag guy like me to see the Mark IV (?) in such a sad state. Thanks for posting these.
Nice browsing through the shop, James.
We live 30 minutes from here and drive by that shop often. I had no idea what might be inside.
James56 wrote:
If you follow the TV show "American Pickers" on the History Channel, occasionally you'll see Mike and Frank buy a car that's in need of a little repair. Well one of the shops they use is Mefford Motors in Columbia Tennessee. You may have seen an episode where Mike and Danielle toured his old Chevy Dealership and shop for a possible partnership. Since that episode, the Old Dealership has made many exterior improvements to replicate an old Texaco gas station. I happened to be in the neighborhood and stopped by. I wandered the outside till I found a open garage door and yelled inside. Mike Mefford the owner greeted me and quickly asked that I follow social distancing rules. He said I could roam around freely and take all the pictures I wanted. I was elated and with that, so I walked inside helped myself to some old cars. All were in various stages of repair. I had a great time, and I hope some of you will enjoy these few snapshots I took.
Mefford Motors - Old Texaco Station - Columbia TN. DSC01947-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Beautiful tricked out V-8 Engine DSC01884-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
1960 Chevy DSC01888-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
DSC01891-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Think this might be a Bentley DSC01893-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Hudson DSC01896-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Ford DSC01898-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Jaguar DSC01908-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Studebaker DSC01913-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Interior of the old Jaguar DSC01915-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Nash DSC01917-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Early Armored Truck DSC01937-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
An old Harley Davidson Motorcycle. DSC01924-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
Mike picked these old gas pumps specially for display here at Mefford Motors. DSC01959-01 by
James Frazier, on Flickr
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Fantastic set of images!!!!James
It's amazing you were allowed to roam the place, my hats off to Mike Mefford!!
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