Gulf Oil Ad and Poster Collection: Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh. (Wikipedia)
Gulf Oil Ad and Poster Collection:
1930’s Ads and Posters:
1939 The Case of the Alabama Gypsy. Gulfpride Oil. Gulf
1939 The Case of the Hollywood Physicist. Gulf. Gulfpride Oil
1940’s Ads and Posters:
1940 The Case of the Rolling Grocery. Gulfpride Oil
1945 ‘I can’t afford to let my car wear out, so I use Gulfpride’. Gulf
1946 ‘Hot weather is plenty tough on cars … that’s why I changed to Gulfpride. Gulf
1950’s Ads and Posters:
1950 Congratulations to Capital Airlines for new Constellations luxury. Gulf
1951 Beat Summer Heat! Gulf summer-grade No-Nox
1951 Gulf Summer-Grade No-Nox Gasoline
1951 ‘Old-time Longhorn Roundup.’ Gulf dealers have what’s good for your car
1952 Before your trip, here’s a doubly good tip. For the life of your car Go Gulf
1952 Change now to new Gulfpride H.D. Gulf
1952 It could be you! Gulf Aviation Products
1955 Why pay for ‘Shrinking Horsepower’- Gulfpride H.D. Select Gulf
1956 Don’t be saddled with ‘shrinking horsepower’ Gulf New Gulfpride
1956 Don’t be buffaloed by ‘shrinking horsepower’ New Gulfpride H.D. Select. Gulf
1959 Culf cares
1959 A company can’t wiggle finger and expect people, like marionettes to dance a jig over its products. Gulf
1959 Consider The Cobweb. Gulf Oil Corporation
1959 Contended is what, because we are not, we hope our customers are. Gulf Oil Corporation
1959 Good sight on a dark night. Gulf Oil Corporation
1959 He’ll use 804 gallons of oil this year! Gulf Oil Corporation
1959 Keeping on your toes is still the best insurance against being caught flat-footed. Gulf
1959 Often, good driving starts here. More often, it starts here. Gulf Oil Corporation
1959 The only way a company can keep on succeeding as the years go by is to keep adjusting its vision to changing needs. Gulf
1959 There never will be a wish that can substitute for work in serving your needs. Gulf Oil Corporation
1960’s Ads and Posters:
1960 A lady doesn’t go far there days without certain basic equipment. Gulf
1960 A Whale Of A Lot… Of What. Gulf Oil Corporation
1960 Find The Needle. Gulf Oil Corporation
1960 Most Everybody is happy with Gulf products except our research people
1960 The best way on oil company can talk to its customers is through its product. Gulf Oil Corporation
1963 All this (and three great gasolines, too.) Gulf Care Makes Your Car Run Better
1963 Best Best Best. Gulf
1963 Charge it. Gulf
1963 This is Gulf’s best motor oil. 1963 This is Gulf’s best motor oil.
1965 300 miles from home, $10 in cash, the motel bill to pay… and the Bigleys can sleep. Gulf
1965 Taking a trip. Don’t forget to write us. Before you take it. Gulf
1965 What’s my job, Gulf Oil Corporation
1965 When the Woodruffs go on a trip, they take along everything except a lot of cash. Gulf
1968 A travel agency with pumps. Gulf
1968 Can Am. Denny Hulme and Gulfpride Formula G take championship with Las Vegas win
1968 Le Mans. World Manufacturers Championship goes to Ford and Gulfpride Formula G
1968 You just won a new motor oil. Gulfpride Formula G. Gulf
1970’s Ads and Posters:
1975 See how you run. Gulf
1980’s Ads and Posters:
1981 ‘This may be the only computer center where one of the job hazards is seasickness. Gulf
