<VV> tune ups

[Dave Keillor]

Yep, Kendall's tagline was, "The 2,000 mile oil."

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Lon Anderson <lonzovair at aol.com> wrote:

> Dave,
> I know Kendall Oil was the first oil to advertise that it could last 2,000
> miles (this was "pre-engine oil filter" days), which is why the hand with
> two fingers is on the bottle (no, it's NOT intended to be a "peace sign")...
> Just a bit of oil trivia for the unwashed masses out there.
> :-)
> Lonzo
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Keillor <dkeillor at tconcepts.com>
> To: Sethracer <Sethracer at aol.com>
> Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 12:20 pm
> Subject: Re: <VV> tune ups
>
>  Yep, just like 3,000 mile oil changes are today.  I think it was Champion
> that had a slogan, "You ought to change them every 10,000 miles."
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:51 AM, <Sethracer at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> > It was certainly recommended by the dealer service department! - Seth
> >
> >  In a message dated 3/26/2012 6:28:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > dkeillor at tconcepts.com writes:
> >
> > >From Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, April 1958: "A tuneup every
> > 8,000 to 10,000 miles or once a year is recommended by many auto
> > engineers."
> >
> > Dave Keillor
> >
> >
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