1936 Gulf Refining Co. Vintage Ad | Drive-In Service

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This 1936 vintage ad for Gulf Refining Company has a full color art illustration of a couple driving up to a “drive-in” Gulf station and the headline, “Henry! You’re driving up on the sidewalk!”.

Year Published: 1936
Approximate overall size – inches: 11 x 14
Grade: Excellent

Excerpt:
“‘Henry! You’re driving up on the sidewalk!’ Such startled comments were frequently heard in Pittsburgh one morning in December, 1913.
For on that day, Gulf opened the first company ‘drive-in’ service station in the world.”

This is a 88 yr. old original vintage ad removed from a 1936 publication and is not a reproduction of any kind.

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