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#1134 Mon Mar 20 2006 03:54 PM
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Howdy! Brand new to this forum, although I have been reading for a little while. Anyway, Can anyone tell me information on some license plate toppers? 1 - Standard Oil Research Test Car, 2 - Phillips 66 "Safety Pays", 3 - Pegasus " Drive Safely. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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Welcome to the site.... What is it that you would like to know about your toppers?


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How old are they? What cars were used for testing, this one has a car number on it. Is there anyway of finding out what car this was on? What are they worth? Thanks

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These were not used for test cars but your family car. They were given away at gas stations as promotions for their product. As a user of their gas you were one of their "test" cars. There are hundreds of these license attachments advertising almost anything (gas/oil, politics, soda pop, vacation spots, ect.). Their use probably started in the 1930s and continued into at least the 1960s. They make a great collection.


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I thought that the Reseach Test Car toppers where issued to people who tracked their mileage and maintenance 65 days sometime in the 1930's. I have a topper and they all have a serial # on them. I also have a 40 page book that talks about the Research test cars and the results from people who reported their info back to standard. The book says that "Last summer more than a million Mid-West car owners entered "The World's Greatest Road Test" enabling us to base an exhaustive mileage analysis on many million miles of car-owner driving in city and country in 14 states." The newest models of car mentioned in the book is 1936.
In general though toppers were a way of getting loyal customers to advertise for the oil companies.









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Thanks for the info. Not sure if I will keep them or put them on EBay. I was going to include some pics but can't seem to put them on this forum.

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If you are in canada you likely have the Imperial 3 star test vehicle plate.

Is it like the crown one shown or is it oval??


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