Wings of Texaco

This is an amazing collection of a modestly produced number each year.  Most were made available through a special credit card offer.  If you are like us, once you have acquired one of these collectables, you will want each year made.

"You can trust your car to the man who (that) wears the star."

How lucky this web master is.  I still have a Texaco station open that has been there for years and years.  And yes, they still have an attendant that wears the Star that pumps the gas for you and checks your oil, belts, water, and tire pressure.  Oh, and they even have garage repair stalls.  Seminole Florida.  I will provide you with one great example: Remember A & W?  Come to Florida and you will find them everywhere again.  And they are packed.  Even John Trivolta has made a come back.  This is all enough to make us hope that no corporation can ever acquire the Apple Pie rights or trademark the American Flag.

Is America searching for a little bit of it's past while it is still here?

Here is the good news from an authority on the Texaco subject:

My question:
I thought Texaco was History

Reply: 

Sort of but not really; my wife used to work for Texaco before she went to Shell because of the Star Enterprise alliance.  After that, Chevron bought Texaco.  Shell had the rights to Texaco's name and products till June, 2004, when half of the US went back to Texaco (and Chevron).  The rest of the US will be able to market under the Star sometime next year (2005).  Shell did close down a lot of Texaco stations but they will now begin marketing anew as Chevron plans on keeping the Texaco stations open under the old logo.  Is very confusing but the Star is coming back.  

 

The Wings of Texaco series and the truck series are being continued, at least for this 2004.  Hope I didn't muddy the waters with above, but basically Shell had the rights to all Texaco brands (other than Havoline) for the past five years, and now they don't.  Corporate America at its 'best'?

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