Streamline Motor Oil Sign Tapestries

Harry Sinclair had his eye on a rival, Prairie Oil and Gas – a Rockefeller interest as big as Sinclair Consolidated. Sinclair held a half interest in the Ajax pipeline, which was jeopardizing the entire Prairie system by siphoning off most of their pipeline traffic. But in 1930, Sinclair sold its half to Standard Oil Company, along with its 50 percent interest in the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company, for $72.5 million cash.

Lightning Motor Oil Company Ltd. vintage logo.

The Wakefield Oil Company was founded by Charles Cheers Wakefield in 1899. The brand "Castrol" originated after researchers added castor oil to their lubricant formulations. In 1966, Castrol was acquired by company Burmah Oil, which was renamed Burmah-Castrol. Burmah-Castrol was purchased by London-based multinational BP in 2000.

Speed Motor Oil. Inspired by Vintage Signs, Retro Style, Gasoline and Oil.

Wm. Penn was a gas brand of Canfield Oil Company of Cleveland, Ohio. SOHIO purchased it in 1945, but the Wm. Penn brand remained. In the 1970s, BP purchased SOHIO and rebranded some BP stations in the eastern U.S. to Wm. Penn. The brand remained until around 1990, when they were rebranded to BP.

Lightning Motor Oil Company Ltd. Gas Station art in a vintage distressed style.

Speed Motor Oil. Inspired by Vintage Signs, Retro Style, Gasoline and Oil.

Old Engine Motor Oil. Inspired by Vintage Signs, Retro Style, Gasoline and Oil.

Red Indian Motor Oil vintage enamel sign reproduction. Rusted version. By Hit the Road Designs.

Great vintage logo design

Vintage 80s eighties motor oil badge brand sign

Carsons Motor oil premium vintage gasoline logo

vintage oil mobil gas pegasus sign

Wanting to get in on California's booming petroleum industry, a Canadian man named C.C. (Courtney Chauncey) Julian launched Julian Petroleum Company in 1923 in Los Angeles. Julian's company was little more than a vast Ponzi scheme masked as an investment opportunity, bilking millions from eager investors through aggressive newspaper advertising. As the fraud collapsed in 1927, the appointed as receiver, and created Sunset Pacific Oil Company from the remains of Julian Petroleum Company. Sunset Pacific failed with $12 million in debt to Associated Oil, and was reorganized into Sunset Oil Company in 1934. Long story short, Golden Eagle Motor Oil was one of Sunset's first products, and one that helped make the reorganized company a success.

In 1925, the sale of the Hawkeye Oil Company led to the launch of a new brand of motor oil and gasoline--Red Hat. The short-lived company operated filling stations and sold motor oil to customers. Today, the company's iconic patriotic top hat logo is still fondly remembered by fans of automotive history.

Vintage White Rose Motor Oil advertising plaque, sympathetically restored. A Canadian oil company.

Power Lube Motor Oil. Smooth as the tread of a tiger. Vintage sign reproduction by Hit the Road Designs.

Aristo Motor Oil. Vintage sign reproduction by Hit the Road Designs.

Founded in 1916 and headquarterd in Taft, Sunset Oil Co. marketed Sunset Gasoline and Rainbow Oil. The company was sold in 1958 to Wilshire Oil Co., a subsidiary of Gulf Oil.

Vintage Gold Motor Oil. Inspired by Vintage Signs, Retro Style, Gasoline and Oil.

Founded as Charles Auto Supply in 1934, Charles would go on to open a dozen locations throughout the greater Washington Metro area, subsequently changing their name to Charles Auto Supply Stores. The retailer’s initial offerings were basic repair parts and supplies, but by the time the boys began coming home from WWII and began hot rodding their cars, the Charles stores began adding speed parts and go fast goodies. Streamline was Charles' house brand for several products, including their 'Hi-Speed Motor Oil.' By the late ’70s, dedicated speed shops and national auto parts supply stores were putting the squeeze on Charles Auto Supply Stores, and they struggled throughout the ’80s before closing up shop some time in the ’90s.

T-Rex Vintage Motor Oil Sign. Inspired by vintage signs, motor oil retro.

T-Rex Vintage Motor Oil BW. Inspired by vintage signs, motor oil retro.

Vintage Rooster Motor Oil. Inspired by vintage signs, motor oil retro.

Betholine motor fuel vintage sign. Distressed version. By Hit the Road Designs.

The Gilmore Oil Company was an independent oil company in California which was founded by Arthur Fremont Gilmore after he struck oil on his dairy farm in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles in 1903. His son, Earl Bell Gilmore, took over the family business and expanded its distribution network which, at its peak, operated over three thousand gas stations on the West Coast. He promoted the company in a flamboyant style with much advertising, branding, and sponsorship. Gilmore Blu-Green Gasoline was one of Gilmore's primary fuel products, marketing as 'premium gasoline at a standard price.'

Atlantic was founded as the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company in 1866 in the then-fledgling oil business. In 1874, the company, now known as Atlantic Refining, was purchased by John D. Rockefeller and integrated as part of Standard Oil. The acquisition gave Rockefeller a major presence on the East Coast in his growing empire. In 1886, after acquiring many other oil companies, the Standard Oil Trust organized territories for their companies. Atlantic's territory covered the entire state of Delaware, the southern half of New Jersey, and the southeasternmost corner of Pennsylvania, essentially giving Atlantic the entire Philadelphia area.

Red Indian Gasoline vintage sign reproduction. Rusted version. By Hit the Road Designs.

Amoco Corporation (Standard Oil Company until 1985) is a global chemical and oil company that was founded in 1889, around a refinery located in Whiting, Indiana, United States. Originally part of the Standard Oil Trust, it focused on gasoline for the new automobile market. Incorporated in Indiana, it was headquartered in Chicago. In the 1930s, it absorbed the American Oil Company, The combined corporation operated or licensed gas stations under both the Standard name and the Amoco name (the latter from American oil company) and its logo using either name became a red, white and blue oval with a torch in the center.

American Gas Station vintage sign reproduction. Rusted version. Hit the Road Designs.

Red Pegasus. Distressed version facing left. Vintage sign reproduction by Hit the Road Designs.

The Magnolia Petroleum Company was an early twentieth century petroleum company in Texas founded on April 24, 1911 by the Sealy family of Galveston, as a consolidation of several earlier companies. Standard Oil of New York (Socony) exchanged its stock for all of the Magnolia stock (except seven shares for the Directors) in December 1925 though it continued to operate as an affiliate of Socony. Socony merged with Vacuum Oil Company in 1931, becoming Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. Magnolia Petroleum continued to operate as a subsidiary of Socony-Vacuum. In 1959, Magnolia was fully incorporated into the Mobil division of Socony-Vacuum, which later changed its name to Socony Mobil and, ultimately to Mobil Oil Corporation.

Bruin Pennsylvania Petroleum Products was founded in the early 1920s in Bruin, Pennsylvania. Doing business as 'Butler County Oil Refining Company,' Bruin produced Bruinoil brand motor oils and Bruin brand gasoline, referring to them as "The Bear of Them All." Located between the railroad line and what is now Route 268, the Bruin refinery was a massive facility that employed many Pennsylvanians during its run. And like most early petroleum manufacturing facilities, the location was eventually designated as the number 3 toxic waste site (The Bruin Lagoon) on the EPA's SuperFund list.

Flying A Gasoline vintage sign reproduction. Rusted version. By Hit the Road Designs

Vintage Castrol oil advertising sign.

Zerolene Motor Oil vintage sign reproduction. Flat and clean version. By Hit the Road Designs.