RARE March 2006 Check the Oil! ” Petroliana Magazine w/ Sinclair Dinosaur Porcelain Sign 5 7/8″ – Gas & Oil Collectors Gem! Hey fellow petroliana hunters and vintage gas station fanatics! Up for grabs is a MARCH 2006 Check the Oil! Magazine – the ultimate deep dive into antique gasoline pumps, porcelain signs, neon dealership signs, and classic service station memorabilia. This isn’t just a read – it’s a time capsule of Mobilgas, Texaco, Wayne, Tokheim, Sinclair, Edson, and Kaiser Frazer history. Published by Three Fifty Six, Inc. These mini porcelain signs are pure 1950s-60s service station nostalgia. Page-by-Page Highlights (Your Petroliana Road Map). Cover – Check the Oil! Vintage Mobilgas station scene with a 1940s attendant pumping gas into a classic coupe. Full-color Mobil Pegasus logo glowing in the background. Teaser: “Seven Steps Around the Car” from a 1941 Socony-Vacuum News issue. Pin-up girl gas station attendant pump gas and holding a gas nozzle with antique classic cars in the background. Editor Jerry Keyser announces the new CheckTheOilMagazine website and the 20th Annual International Petroliana Collectors Convention. Photo of a WWII-era female tanker driver – Nancy from Atlanta – standing proud beside her rig. Ethyl gas debate still raging! Petro-Glyph – Texas oil can history. Stylistic Development of the American Gasoline Station – Part 4. Seven Steps Around the Car – 1941 Socony-Vacuum reprint. Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum. Not Quite Road Maps – gas station giveaways. Mobil Lubrication Service garage built in a Nebraska backyard. Texaco station/museum in Michigan – fully restored. Tokheim 850 clock-face pump restored by Rick Grippman. Edson spark plug tin sign (12″ x 24″) wanted. Petro-Glyph: An Oasis in the Desert Bruce Wittig (Arizona’s pump restoration wizard) showcases Wayne 72R Firestone pumps with fantasy globes, Mobil Diesel Fuel decals, and B. Rare salvage photos of a Wayne 72R wreck turned showpiece. The Texaco Oil Can D. Cole reviews Texas Company in the Orient employee magazine – packed with vintage Texaco ads, overseas stations, and employee stories. Stylistic Development of the American Gasoline Station Guy Kudlemeyer’s 4th installment traces architectural evolution from curb pumps to island canopies. Photos of Phillips 66, Gulf, Sunoco stations in their prime. Seven Steps Around the Car Reprinted from February 1941 Socony-Vacuum News – 7-step service routine with Mobilgas attendant checking oil, tires, battery, and radiator. Full-color illustrations and vintage uniforms. Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum Guy Kudlemeyer tours the Antique Powerland Museum in Brooks, Oregon. Texaco gas station replica, 1940s pumps, fire truck museum, and steam-powered farm equipment. 31st Exceptions Occur event announced. Wayne 70 Firestone pump – restored. Back Cover – RM Auctions “The Dingman Ford Collection” June 9-11, 2006 – Packard neon, Texaco star, Electric Auto-Lite, V8 Ford, Grain Belt Beer signs all NO RESERVE. Full-color two-volume catalog promo. Condition: Magazine is complete, clean, no torn pages. The Sinclair dinosaur porcelain sign has excellent color and porcelain. This one’s for the hardcore collectors only – don’t sleep on it!
