[Fot] Non-LBC group question

[EDWARD BARNARD]

Joe: The reason I'm not trusting all the available sources is because the STP site says Petty is still a spokesperson, while Wiki says that ended when Clorox bought out the company. Wiki does mention however the Studebaker link in the name which is perhaps how the misnomer was started. These sources are saying Scientifically Treated Petroleum.
Thanks - Ed -

--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net> wrote:

From: Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net>
Subject: RE: [Fot] Non-LBC group question
To: edwardbarnard at prodigy.net, "'FOT'" <fot at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 11:52 AM








This si t e explains i t all.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STP_(motor_oil_company)
 
Joe C.




From: fo t -bounces at au t ox. t eam.ne t [mail t o:fo t -bounces at au t ox. t eam.ne t ] On Behalf Of EDWARD BARNARD
Sen t : Tuesday, Sep t ember 30, 2008 9:06 AM
To: FOT
Subjec t : [Fo t ] Non-LBC group ques t ion
 





Lis t er's: I'm wri t ing a magazine ar t icle abou t Indy roads t ers (Kur t is', Novi ', e t c) and am examining t he S t udebaker/Packard powered cars. In 1963 S t udebaker purchased from t hree gen t lemen a li t t le known company named Chemical Compounds, which had an oil addi t ive produc t t hey were selling from t he t runks of t heir cars. S t udebaker gave Andy Grana t elli, t hen head engineer and chief t es t  driver for S t udebaker t he posi t ion of CEO of t he newly acquired company which he t hen renamed STP. Now my ques t ion...does anyone know for cer t ain t he meaning of STP? I am ge t t ing mixed answers from The Racing His t ory Group. Mos t say i t s t ands for Specially Trea t ed Pe t roleum, while a few are saying i t s t ands for S t udebaker Tes t Produc t s. Do any of t he FOTers know t he " t rue" side of t he s t ory? 

BTW, la t er I will rela t e  t his pas t Sa t urday spen t wi t h t hree grea t guys, Johnny Ru t herford, Lloyd Ruby,  and Jim McElrea t h, a t a car show we had. 

Thanks - Ed - 
 
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