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YES.....IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN! TIME FOR "MAP OF THE MONTH!"

THIS TIME WE ARE DOING THE ROAD MAPS OF THE STANDARD OIL CO OF INDIANA. USING THE FAMILIAR RED, WHITE AND BLUE OVAL LOGO WITH THE TORCH THROUGHOUT THE 40'S, 50'S, 60'S TO BASICALLY THE PRESENT.

"STANDARD", "AMERICAN", "AMOCO", "PAN-AM" AND "UTOCO" ARE ALL INCLUDED WITHIN THIS MONTHS BRANDS. THIS SHOULD BE FUN!!

THESE ARE THE SAME STATIONS THAT USED THE "CROWN" GLOBES ON THEIR PUMPS EARLY ON, RED, WHITE AND BLUE CROWN GRADES OF GASOLINES. AND IN LATER YEARS 1960'S AND 70'S THEIR SLOGAN WAS "AS YOU TRAVEL ASK US."

BELOW I HAVE INCLUDED A DETAILED
OUTLINE SCANNED FROM THE BACK OF A STANDARD MAP TO SHOW WHICH BRANDS ARE ACCEPTED IN THIS MOTM #5 - STANDARD THREAD:

THESE ARE THE ONLY EARLY MAPS OF THE STANDARD OIL CO OF INDIANA THAT I COULD FIND SO FAR. HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SOURCE SEVERAL MORE EARLY EXAMPLES.

THIS FIRST RARE VERSION HAS SOME GREAT GRAPHICS AND IS DATED 1926.


ILLINOIS


AND A 1936 WYOMING

I AM SERIOUSLY HOPING THAT OTHER OLDGASSERS CAN CHIME IN HERE AS IN THE PAST AND HELP OUT THIS THREAD. THERE ARE SOME VERY NICE GRAPHICS ON STANDARD OIL MAPS AND WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO SHARE WHAT THEY MAY HAVE AND TO MAKE THIS MOTM #5 AS SUCCESFUL AS THE FIRST FOUR!

THANKS VERY MUCH!

DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES
YOUR M.O.T.M. HOST


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A NICE EXAMPLE OF 1930 FRONT AND BACK GRAPHICS FOR THE MISSOURI MAP!

Standard Oil Of Nebraska 1927

South Dakota 1927



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Iowa 1937

South Dakota 1935

Illinois 1933

Back of South Dakota 1930

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Excellent choice of companies Doc. I've always liked the torch and oval brands. I've got a few maps I'll try to get posted this weekend.
Great maps pictured so far! Lets see some more.

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1934 MICHIGAN:



1934 WISCONSIN:

DETROIT 250th BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL IN 1951

1942 NEW ENGLAND


1945 N.E. UNITED STATES

1937 INDIANA STANDARD SERVICE MAP:



FRONT PAGE DETAIL:


BACK PAGE DETAIL:

Boy, This is great Doc! Lastgas knows how much I love the artwork on the ones from the 20's and 30's. This is really nice. So is your opening always! Like a theatre Marque!

THANKS BUD AND EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS. I REALLY ENJOY THE GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE EARLY MAPS AS WELL. BUT IT'S REALLY THE NEWER 50'S AND 60'S MAPS THAT REMIND ME OF THE DAYS LEADING INTO A LONG WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH THE FOLKS IN MY PRE-DRIVING DAYS. MY DAD AND I WOULD MAP OUT EACH DAY AND NO MATTER WHAT WE WOULD ALWAYS BE ON THE ROAD IN THE DARK WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE WITH MY MOTHER STEAMING WITH ANGER UNDER THE COLLAR! LOL!! SHE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AT THE MOTEL BY 4PM. I'D BE SAYING FROM THE BACKSEAT "HEY, DAD IF YOU GO NORTH ON 17 IN THE NEXT TOWN THERE'S A PRETTY BIG CITY NOT TOO FAR UP AND WE COULD DOUBLE BACK SOUTH ON 35 AND END UP BACK ON THE ORIGINAL ROUTE!"
HE'S AGREE AND WE'D GO HOURS OUT OF OUR WAY, WHILE MY MOM WOULD BE ASKING WHERE THIS CITY WAS...SEEMS TO BE TAKING FOREVER TO GET THERE, ETC. WHEN I SAY CITY, I AGUESS I REALLY MEAN A LARGE TOWN. SOMETHING THAT'S BIGGER THAN 5 SQUARE AND A POPULATION GREATER THAN 5,000! THOSE WERE THE DAYS! SIMPLE AND FUN!

HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE EARLIER MAPS THIS TIME BY PAN-AM:


1920's NEW ENGLAND


1929 NEW YORK

THANKS!

HERE ARE SOME EARLY 1930'S AMOCO'S....


CHECK OUT THAT TALL VISIBLE IN THE ILLUSTRATION! YA GOTTA LOVE THAT!
1931 PENNSYLVANIA & NEW JERSEY.


1933 NEW ENGLAND. THIS IS AROUND THE TIME WHEN THEY STARTED USING THE OVAL "AMERICAN AMOCO GAS" LOGO.

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