You and Alan Dahl are in agreement. So I had a brain f*rt.
Excuse: Haven't seen Texaco or Flying A since I left the east
coast in the 60's other than some Texaco and Phillips 66 on the
way to Nationals each year, and had no reason to connect P 66
with F-A.
And then there was Cities Service. Who got them?
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Duensing" <rebel128@earthlink.net>
To: "Bruce Wentzel" <greendotracing@netzero.net>; "Jim Ourand"
<sojim@home.com>; "autox" <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Veedol Motor Oil by Tidewater Oil Co.
> >If the old brain is operating correctly, the Flying A was a
> >Texaco symbol.
>
>
> Hey Bruce, Texaco is a Star 8^). Flying A was the fore runner
of Phillips 66.
>
> In CA, all Flying A's where changed to 66's in the late
sixties.
>
> Glenn
>
>
>
> >Bruce Wentzel Green Dot Racing, Inc. IT Road Race & BSP Solo
II
> >rentals
> >One person brake bleeding with Speed Bleeders, racer price
$5.20
> >ea.
> >Super Siphon = no fuss liquid transfer for $9.95, great for
> >filling that fuel cell
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim Ourand" <sojim@home.com>
> >To: "autox" <autox@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 9:02 PM
> >Subject: Veedol Motor Oil by Tidewater Oil Co.
> >
> >
> >> Received a pristine can of Veedol Motor Oil as a gift from a
> >friend.
> >> The illustrations on the can appear to be from the 50's or
> >earlier. It
> >> was made or distributed by the Tidewater Oil Co of San
> >Francisco,
> >> Houston, Tulsa, and New York. It also has a Flying A logo
on
> >the front
> >> of the can.
> >>
> >> Can anyone direct me to a site that would give me some info
on
> >the
> >> company and or the product?
> >>
> >> Jim Ourand, Pro Image Race Numbers
> >> (619) 265-2052
> >>
> >
> >
>
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