A long time ago, gas stations were owned by people, not companies, not corporations, and you could choose the gasoline that appealed to you from several pump options

from  http://dieselpunk.livejournal.com/?skip=190

Chevron/Texaco oil company delivery (oldest to relatively newest) and famous customers

Flat out this has to be the earliest, most basic transport of gas or oil by an oil company.

1910 Mack


Above 1933
C&H Hawaiian Sugar co

Above Barney Oldfield
Amelia Earhart
this is Frank Hawks beside Texaco Northrop Gamma 2A completed in August of 1932, and purchased by Texaco on December 6, 1932.
Photos from http://craunf.org/ChevronWorkersa.htm

1st service station in the world 1907, and the 1st drive in service station 1913

Above the first service station in the world 1907. John McLean of Standard Oil of California in Seattle Washington set up a pump, wood driveway, a canvas canopy and a display of oil products.
Above, The first service station in the world that was designed to be a drive in station open its pumps on 1 December 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Gulf Oil.
This is what the typical curbside gas station was like
Images from http://craunf.org/ChevronWorkersa.htm

extremely great photos from 21 studs tumblr part 1

pre 1940's gas station, just an awesome photo, and a rare early color one
Only advertising big wheel I've ever seen, great idea!
Unusual Superbird with a 1970's funly paint job


3 ads in one dealership... Rambler, Jackson, and India, I like that slogan "No sand too deep, no hill too steep"

What are they doing with this elephant? Trying to break the car?
Rockwell was such a talented artist and pretty good at humor too


Clint Eastwood

Katherine Hepburn?

Petty on the left, Yarborough on the righ if I recall correctly, in the Woods Brothers Mercury
Jimi Hendrix

Why did Ford have more ugly Falcon models than good looking Mustangs?http://21studs.tumblr.com/ is where all of these came from

Model T's on 21 studs tumblr

Model T's getting offloaded from the train to the dealership
The tools and grease pump display board on the far side of the car are a reminder that a garage once was a display case for the small oil company products, for a good look at one see the Richfield lube rack https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TqCYKmGT9ZBhKjPbjy5kouVnS9gFqljSZ-3aTlng1jtpfk15tmaJgXlr9qROUDvuK3w4BwoZpxdiyk-22JhijFYsUKmNTxdEH4h6z964i2mbtfRFzgsCAtG6gJQnqhpTeeo6KoxMON-z/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG

Doesn't she look cute in the sailor outfit

great photos I've never come across before! terrific Tumblr site, now on my recommended list http://21studs.tumblr.com/