I used a lot of GTX Magnatec syn blend a few years ago. You can still get Magnatec of course, but I don't see the blend anymore.
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I used Kendall GT1 because all the dragsters in my area used it. It came out of the can green!
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Circle track guys around here used it and Pennzoil GT. First service station I worked for, the owner raced and used Kendall and got me hooked on it. It was my pick for anything I owned that was a hot rod.
I remember that site now!
That's what it looked like.
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Oh yeah i remember those. I always wondered what happened to their brand of oil.
Stp took over the contract. I know warren made the zone brand though. Theres a vedio where warren is bottling oil and its the zone bottles being filled. Has to be at least 7 or 8 years old..
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Good to know that.
Just used a little bit of Wolf's head to flush out my new lawnmower's crankcase.
I used Kendall GT straight 50 wt in my new 1975 Kawasaki 900 Z1.
Pennzoil 10w30 in my other vehicles and I remember the Pennzoil had the exclusive Z7 additive.....it said so right on the bottle!
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I'm trying to work a deal on some late 80s GT1 20w50 right now. It would be great for the old ford.I used Kendall GT straight 50 wt in my new 1975 Kawasaki 900 Z1.
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The very first oil I ever bought for myself was either Castrol GTX or Exxon Superflo.
By the way, the price sticker on that Wolf's Head quart was $1.09.
I used ARCO Graphite in a 1978 Mazda GLC. I kept it 7 years, got tired of fixing rust, and sold it to an office mate, whose wife drove it for years. Had many miles on it when they finally gave it up. A mechanic who was changing some seals cussed the oil, asking " what the **** is this nasty stuff?" I had one quart left and since it was the right viscosity, used it for gear lube in my 1985 Civic Si. It shifted much better. And it did leave a film of graphite on EVERYTHING.
Wolf's Head was an independent until Pennzoil bought them out in the early '60s. When I started at Pennzoil in 1985, there were still a couple of truck bodies in service that were said to be from old Wolf's Head trucks.
Even though they were just a few miles apart, Wolf's Head was mostly run separately from Pennzoil. It was sold through independent distributors, whereas Pennzoil was sold through distributors and in direct operations.
In the mid '90s, direct Pennzoil operations started selling about half a dozen WH products in quarts. It sold quite well as a less expensive alternative to Pennzoil.
After Shell bought out Pennzoil, they spun off Wolf's Head, saying as a regional product, it didn't meet their strategic vision. It was replaced with Formula Shell, with which I was never able to sell as successfully as Wolf's Head.
I still have a few Wolf's Head trinkets around.
Even though they were just a few miles apart, Wolf's Head was mostly run separately from Pennzoil. It was sold through independent distributors, whereas Pennzoil was sold through distributors and in direct operations.
In the mid '90s, direct Pennzoil operations started selling about half a dozen WH products in quarts. It sold quite well as a less expensive alternative to Pennzoil.
After Shell bought out Pennzoil, they spun off Wolf's Head, saying as a regional product, it didn't meet their strategic vision. It was replaced with Formula Shell, with which I was never able to sell as successfully as Wolf's Head.
I still have a few Wolf's Head trinkets around.
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Long time members of this site will not find it surprising when I mention that my go to oil was the green formula of GC 0w30. I was so disappointed when that disappeared years ago. But I'm equally impressed with the 5w30 ESP Formula M1 that I run in my Corvette. The tweaked formula of this oil isn't quite as good (on paper anyways) but still pretty great.
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