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Every car you see in this museum is in working order. However, most are not ready to be driven and need batteries and fuel. Vehicles that are parked in front of garage doors are ready to be driven and sometimes are used around town or at events.
NOTE* there is a restroom in the corner. Be sure to check it out even if not needed!
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Shell
Shell is part of the multinational British-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell. One of the top 5 supermajor oil companies of the world. The American subsidiary was founded in 1912.
The Shell pump near the restroom is from 1925 and is one of the few pumps left in its original condition. Notice the Shell logo on the front that is still somewhat visible nearly 100 years later.
CONOCO
The Continental Oil and Transportation Company was founded in 1875. CONOCO's history is full of acquisitions and buyouts. It's classic red triangle design came from Marland Oils Co. Who acquired Conoco in 1929 but continued to use the Conoco name. The red triangle would be used until 1970 where it was replaced with the currently used oval.
In 2002 they merged with Phillips to form ConocoPhillips.
Ford 3 Window
1936
Highly sought after which makes them more valuable than other variations of the same car with 4 or 5 windows
6ft Phillips Sign
1956
Service station sign.
Worth $5,000
Oldsmobile Neon
40s & 50s
This bullnose sign would've been mounted on the side of a dealership. Auctions for $6,000 to $10,200.
All of the original Phillips 66 stations used this building design to resemble a house. The very first Phillips 66 gas station from 1927 still stands to this day in Wichita, Kansas.
Phillips 66
Founded in 1917 and first rose to power from its production of natural gas. According to the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum in Bartlesville, the “Phillips 66” name for the gasoline came about by a combination of events. The specific gravity of the gasoline was close to 66; the car testing the fuel did 66 miles per hour; and, the test took place on US Route 66. So, the naming committee unanimously voted for “Phillips 66.
The Neon auctions for $3,000 - $6,000 whereas the non neon sign of the same size auctions for $1,500 - $3,000
Husky
Early 1940's
Husky Refining Co. was founded in Cody, WY
These early era globes in ripped glass can sell for as high as $24,000. But typically auctions for about $5,000
1960s
Stag Oil Co.
Family-owned gas station in Cheyenne, WY. No longer exists.
Worth $15,000
Westland Gas
1940s
Small company in Minot, North Dakota.
Has auctioned for $15,600
Peagasus
1955
Bought from the owner of the station in Omaha Nebraska.
This porcelain Pegasus came in both directions. Mounted on both sides on Mobil service stations.
Auctions for $6,000 - $9,000
Trapozoidal
1950's
Both of these would be mounted on the outside of service stations.
Auctions for $1,800
Mobil Neon
Auctions for $5,000 - $7,000
Mobil Wind sock
1940s
Very rare windstock that would've flown near a Mobil Aviation fueling station at an airport. The only ones that still exist were never used.
Many oil & gas producers also provided Aviation products and Marine products. You could create an entire museum for each of those two product types.
Marathon
BEST IN THE LONG RUN
Founded in 1887 and then merged into Standard Oil in 1889. Then when Standard Oil was divided up in 1911 it became its own entity again.
Some of these signs can auction for $7,200 - $8,400
Some ultra-rare signs that are not part of our collection can fetch over $22,000 at auction.
FLYING A
Tidewater Oil Company was founded in 1887 and offered branded products such as Tydol, Flying A, and Veedol. They did not have their own refinery and missed out on the efficiency of vertical integration. In the 50s their products sold less and less and in 1966 Phillips 66 purchased Tidewater and all Flying A stations were rebranded to Phillips 66. The six foot signs hanging in the ceiling auction for $5,000 - $8,000
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