Vintique Motors is thrilled to present this 1965 Gulf Oil 6ft tall porcelain and neon sign!
Gulf Oil was a major global oil company in operation from 1901 to 1985 and was the eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth largest in 1979. Prior to its 1985 merger with Standard Oil of California and subsequent rebranding as Chevron, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, with Gulf’s headquarters, the Gulf Tower, built in 1932 and remained Pittsburgh’s tallest building at 582ft until the completion of the U.S. Steel tower in 1970 at 840ft tall.
This beautiful porcelain Gulf Oil sign is dated 1965 and would have hung at a fuel and service station by the road as an advertisement to solicit motorists into the station. Recently it was treated to a light restoration followed by incorporating vibrant neon light to it giving it an incredible presentation. The orange and blue neon are vivid and the “GULF” script is animated lighting up one letter at a time and then flashing “GULF” two times before starting the sequence again.
It measures 6 feet and 1.5 inches tall, 6 feet and 7 inches wide, and its depth is 8.5 inches. It features standard 120-volt power plug in and has two hangers for easy hanging from a ceiling or rafter. It is also crated for easy shipment.