We enjoy these gorgeous old gasolene ads from the era when cars were cut bound and building a lot of suburban exploitation link up by vast highway seemed like a passing futurist move . Ah , the early days of the automobile never looked sunnier .
No extra price – the new and better Texaco gasoline, c. 1920
Shell Gasoline, c. 1920
Shell Motor Oil and Gasoline, 1920s
Associated Ethyl Gasoline, 1920
Power on the instant – from the volatile gas, Texaco, 1923
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Richfield, the Gasoline of Power, mid-1920s
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Shell – for the utmost horse power, 1926, Artist: Jean D’Ylen
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On Every Highway
Shell Motor Oil and Petrol, 1927
Red Crown, a Natural Anti-Knock Gasoline
For Quick-Starting, 1930
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Texaco-Ethyl gasoline, 1931
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BP Ethyl posters from the early 1930s
Artist : Paolo Frederico Garretto , c. 1930
creative person : Edward McKnight Kauffer,1933
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Try stepped-up 1940 Fire-Chief today, 1940
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A Tydol gasoline ad on a matchbook
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Three of a Kind for Power!, 1941
Fuel of the future today, Shell, 1941
New Solutized Shell is the finer fuel for ’41, Shell, 1941
Four times as powerful as 100-octane gasoline? Say that again!, 1944
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The Best Gasoline is Still Fighting, 1945
88 and 98 gasoline, British American Oil, early 1950s
Advertising posters of Ethyl Corp., early 1950s
Chevron ads from the 1950s
Beat Summer Heat! Get a tank-full today!, Gulf, 1951
Packs Punch!, Texaco, 1951
The new Gulf Crest gasoline, 1955
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Great New Source of Power for your car, Texaco, 1956
Holiday motoring costs less on the multi-bonus benzol blends, 1957
For higher smile age, National Benzole, 1957
New Gulf Crest gasoline, 1958
Dry gasolines from Sunoco, 1961
Caltex serves you better, 1962 and 1966 (the last one)
Put a Tiger In Your Tank, by Esso, 1964-1968
This is not an ordinary Shell station, 1965
Get out of town – fast, Regent, 1966
The posters above are fromDigital Poster Collection , except when noted otherwise .
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