#87927
Mon Apr 18 2005 07:09 PM
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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:
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#87928
Tue Apr 19 2005 06:15 PM
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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 [This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 04-19-2005).]
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#87929
Wed Apr 20 2005 04:58 PM
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A NICE EXAMPLE OF 1930 FRONT AND BACK GRAPHICS FOR THE MISSOURI MAP!
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#87930
Wed Apr 20 2005 07:32 PM
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Standard Oil Of Nebraska 1927 South Dakota 1927 [This message has been edited by Midwest Oil (edited 04-20-2005).]
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#87931
Wed Apr 20 2005 07:42 PM
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Iowa 1937 South Dakota 1935
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#87932
Wed Apr 20 2005 07:46 PM
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Illinois 1933 Back of South Dakota 1930 [This message has been edited by Midwest Oil (edited 04-20-2005).]
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#87933
Wed Apr 20 2005 08:40 PM
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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.
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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#87934
Sat Apr 23 2005 04:53 AM
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[This message has been edited by Dave Rowlison (edited 04-23-2005).]
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#87935
Fri Apr 29 2005 05:55 PM
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1934 MICHIGAN: 1934 WISCONSIN:
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#87936
Sat Apr 30 2005 01:18 AM
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DETROIT 250th BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL IN 1951
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#87937
Sat May 07 2005 02:54 PM
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1942 NEW ENGLAND 1945 N.E. UNITED STATES
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#87938
Sat May 07 2005 03:11 PM
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1937 INDIANA STANDARD SERVICE MAP: FRONT PAGE DETAIL: BACK PAGE DETAIL:
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#87939
Tue May 10 2005 07:55 PM
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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!
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#87940
Wed May 11 2005 04:14 AM
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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!
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#87941
Thu May 12 2005 05:48 AM
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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. [This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 05-12-2005).]
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