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I want that powerlube!!!!!!!!

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Scott Wright-
http://www.frontrangegas.com/powerine.htm

Get in line- don

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Wanted 5 quart cans

Posted for Superamerican man- more to come


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Wanted 5 quart cans
Problem here- working on it-thanks don

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5 quarts were not only from oil companies- most of the Major car makers got into it in 50s even Goodyear with Wing Foot oil- upper left
thanks for looking - keep posting thanks Don

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This one is from Rod van Pelt.


Looking good DON, keep it up!

Oil companies used whatever they thought might attract buyers to their oil -
Here we have the American symbol- Eagles plus couple other birds


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Here are the pics Don sent me.
Thanks again Don.
Kim





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I can add a few pictures of some Sinclair 5 quarts.

Old Opaline, newer Pennsylvania



A set of the "Standing Dinosaur" cans



An early Opaline, an old Penn.

Couple more



5 qt tripple X, gallon extra duty



This last one is not marked what it will hold, possibly 5 qts?

Yesterday Birds- today Airplanes thanks don- Keep posting your 5qts

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Wanted 5 quart cans

Lets not Forget our guys north of the Border- Many oil cans were avail only from Canada- Like Red Indian etc- the Old Imperial Gallon cans - about 1962 and earlier were the same size as US 5 qts- above are all Imperial Gallons- Thanks Canada

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Sweet Silver Shell!!!

Nice stuff guys & gals.............

I am glad some one else did the math in public on Imperial gallons and decided they were about the same as a five quart, here is a Sinclair can marked One Imperial Gallon. Not sure of the date of when it was used

Here are some of my Hyvis 5qts

Here are a couple more