Refueling the Penske Sunoco Camaro at Watkins Glen, Aug '69. Hard to believe that they were ok with splashing a gallon over the trunk and his own shoes (that's going to ITCH!)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227872830286434&set=gm.3219052168288011&idorvanity=527146584145263

nice image from a Sunoco advertisement

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1896947567958317&set=gm.1805857017258793&idorvanity=319578812553295

great photo of the Penske team servicing winning Mark Donohue/Chuck Parsons Lola T70/Chev. winners Daytona 24 1969

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227135310088890&set=gm.3132162863643609&idorvanity=527146584145263

the official Penske U-Haul, 1967

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10226047291888293&set=pcb.3086212314905331

Exactly HOW does grease and oil improve the way a car starts? Uh huh.., an example of nonsense advertising one product vs the competition when all of it is identical (gas, oil, filters, etc) Sunoco in 1939

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161807431002343&set=gm.1414704103690209&idorvanity=169550661538899

Sunoco and Disney, and WW2 rationing

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2367255926960792&set=gm.2791746694330497&idorvanity=186487028189823

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10214435052979421&set=a.1624462540739

about 17 years ago I saw one of these " on the car " wheel balancers but I can't find where I posted about it, so I'll post about it better this time

The red unit on the ground at the corner of the building, in the middle of the photo

Marc sent me these photos of one that was at this Sunoco station, and it's the first I've even heard of that kind of balancer in all these years. So it's sure time to post about it! 

https://autorestorer.com/articles/balance_tires_with_retro_style_pt1-1380#google_vignette

https://www.hunter.co.hu/swbs.php

https://autorestorer.com/articles/balance_tires_with_retro_style_pt1-1380#google_vignette

What none of this mentions is WHY balance the wheel on the tire, and that reason is because while on the vehicle, the entire rotating assembly gets balanced, the brakes, bearings, lugs, paint and grease. 

Anything that can cause an unbalance gets taken into account. 

Hunter came up with this in 1946, and in 1953, GM was getting every Corvette balanced this way. 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4690379697672590&id=162583117118960&set=a.169701273073811

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/31569/lot/459/a-wheel-balancer-by-hunter/

Here's one I just learned about the Penske Donohue rapid fueling rig (I've already posted about the supercooled fuel) they started with a fuel drum 10 feet off the ground to test the race track's response to the new gadget during quals, THEN raised it to 20 feet for the race, for FASTER fuel loading!

Above the short tower, and by the looks of the pivot points, might even be articulated for height adjustment! Wouldn't that be amazing to learn they could lower it like with a crank that scissor jacked it from low to high, install fuel into the drum, and dry ice, then jack it up to height for the improved gravity drain?  

https://www.facebook.com/choppertown/videos/445945861441681

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1271044631698557&set=a.717965483673144

If you pump bad gas in Ohio, there's no testing program to prove it, but a recently proposed bill could change that.

In April, State Representative Cecil Thomas (D)-Cincinnati told Local 12 that he would do something regarding fuel quality testing.

"Now that you've brought this to my attention, I've already instructed my staff to begin research on looking at what bill we can reintroduce," Thomas said.

Earlier in June, he introduced Ohio House Bill 549, which would allow Ohio counties to implement a fuel quality testing program, an issue that has been brought up at the statehouse for decades. 

"How many times are we going to keep revisiting this same problem? There's never been a solution to the problem," Thomas said. "If I can get the industry to agree on this and get the legislature to appropriate the necessary resources to allow for a county to do the work, then that's almost a no-brainer," 

Sunoco said its investigation found a mechanical issue that allowed water to get into that tank. "We were disappointed to hear that there has been an issue at this dealer location. We're committed to ensuring the highest quality fuel at Sunoco-branded locations, including those independently owned and operated, as is the case with this location," said a Sunoco spokesperson. The company said it worked with the owner of the gas station to fix the problem.

https://local12.com/news/local/ohio-bill-hold-gas-station-owners-accountable-bad-fuel-damages-cars-sunoco-salem-sutton-roads-anderson-township-car-vehicles-auto-traffic-gasoline-quality-testing-fuel-diesel-breaks-mechanic-repairs-costs-expensive

how about this, someone collected the whole set!

 

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/OUTSTANDING_SUNOCO_MOTOR_OILS___DISNEY_FRAMED_DISP-LOT598657.aspx

great photo

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=25013014254979290&set=pcb.2385685708291332

Donald was one patriotic duck!

 https://forums.aaca.org/topic/345090-memoribilia-to-view-a-guide/page/20/

ever wonder why the Sunoco stations had a medical symbol over the Sunoco name? Well,

The caduceus is often associated with the god Mercury, and Sunoco marketed its motor oil as "Mercury-Made" in the 1940s, due to the use of mercury in its process at that time. Although the association with Mercury seems to have disappeared by the 1950s, some stations still had the caduceus. My grandfather's station, built in 1957, had one over the "SUNOCO" letters on the station front. I believe that the top of the torch had a red lens that actually had a light inside.

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=340060

there are some cool photos, and great banner shots, over at the Roaring Season facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/The-Roaring-Season-212490422123357/

Here's a cheat that I haven't heard of before, 2 race cars, one under the minimum allowable weight, the other in spec. The underweight can pull better qualifing times, but isn't legal to race... Penske cheated to solve the problem

Notice the numbers for each car, 15 and 16.

Each car in the photos below wears the opposite number than it did in the actual race. The car with the vent window (wind wing) in the door is the '67 lightweight car from the previous season.

It was under minimum weight and did not get run through tech inspection. They ran the '68 through tech inspection twice by changing the car number in a closed airplane hangar between each inspection.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=7779.90

I think I may have posted these photo years ago when I read Unfair Advantage by Mark Donohue. They swiss cheesed the inner fenderwells and doors for free flowing air on the Sunoco Camaro

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8485.0

 Holes were also incorporated into both ends of the door and through the rear quarter panel and into the rear fenderwell.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8328.0

back when you could pay Disney for licensing rights and use Mickey and Donald to advertise oil

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/old-gas-stations.75124/page-55#post-2259894

Mario's 1st job... so if you think your job sucks, remember, it's just a step on a long road that you can't see the rest of

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/353785941367129/?fref=nf

number 6 wasn't having a good day

Found on https://www.facebook.com/marc.tudeau?fref=nf

How to cram more gas into a race car... step one, innovation. Step two, dry ice 21 gallons of gas. Step 3, bring to the race track and cram into the Penske Camaro

that is a lot of frozen condensation on that drum

in the above you can see the can in the can, and below the drawing was found that gave dimensions

the above image image shows the car at the most recent Pebble Beach event, recreating the glory days of 1967 and the famous frozen gas trick

photos from http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=k0rdem8317u8nl330ji7usq3a7&topic=8309.15 and http://saacforum.com/index.php?topic=14660.75

1969 Mission Bell 250 http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/