Flashback
The debate over the appropriate uses of automobiles isn’t new. In fact, what might be the most famous of all words on the subject were uttered in Congress over 130 years ago… “A new source of...
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SIA Flashback – Half-Hour History of Gasoline
As much as the automobile has changed since the days of the horseless carriage, one thing has remained the same – they all run on gasoline. But gasoline today is far different from the gasoline that...
View ArticleThis Day in History: Oregon implements first gas tax
On February 25, 1919, Oregon implemented the nation’s first gasoline tax. The tax added 1 cent per gallon of gasoline, which cost around 25c/gallon at the time. In today’s dollars, that would be a tax...
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Four-Links – Chevrolets you never knew, Antarctic dragster, Dick Dale’s...
* Mac’s Motor City Garage dug up some of GM’s lesser-known uses of the Chevrolet bowtie, largely out of the United States, including the Brazilian Veraneio above. Heck, the whole article could have...
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The modern gas station celebrates its 100th birthday
The first modern gas station. Image courtesy of the National Association of Convenience Stores. On December 1, 1913, Gulf Refining Company opened a new type of retail store in Pittsburgh,...
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Tech 101 – Octane: the facts and the fiction behind those higher-priced fuels
Photo by Demond Henderson. Any discussion about octane invariably leads to statements from some cars’ owners that their engine performs better when they use the 91 or 93 (or higher) fuel blends in...
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