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1. Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 01:40:32 +0100; Can anyone please tell me whether unleaded fuel was commonly available in the States in the 'sixties? I remember many people who were taking delivery of their cars in the UK asking whether they shoul; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01327.html (8,480 bytes)
2. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 07:47:44 +0000; More to the point it may have been un-officialy done. I.e. supports unleaded but does not advertise the fact. Like Intel chips, which are actualt good for running at least one step faster. -- James C; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01333.html (8,207 bytes)
3. RE: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 06:43:41 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; As I recall it was the early seventies before it showed up at all the stations and the conversion began, except at AMOCO, where the premium always was unleaded. I presume that the manufacturers had s; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01340.html (9,801 bytes)
4. RE: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 12:33:34 +0100; certainly there is no parts number difference, that includes TR7 heads for californian emissions. Very interesting point, exactly the one I have tried to make several times before, just nobody listen; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01346.html (9,704 bytes)
5. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:38:48 +0000; I have to confess to not listening to you, but thats because I was thinking the same think as you were. What we need is someone who is very knolageable about car numbers (Hint), especialy Spifires, (; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01347.html (8,896 bytes)
6. RE: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 08:48:48 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; I have had a couple pre-72 cars running on unleaded. Never done anything, never had any problem. Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-T; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01351.html (9,407 bytes)
7. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:15:51 EDT; John, you have hit on an interesting topic. No, it was NOT commonly available. AMOCO's highest octane fuel (trade name AMOCO Supreme) was unleaded and their ads made a big deal about it. The ads tout; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01361.html (11,930 bytes)
8. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 12:00:37 EDT; American Oil (Amoco) sold unleaded white gas as a premium fuel all through the 1960s. Cheers, Les Landon 62 TR3B; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01365.html (7,746 bytes)
9. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 12:54:44 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; I bought my TR4 ('65) new in 1966. I ran this car for years with Amoco premium white with no ill effects. When I overhauled this engine several years ago, I had one seat that needed replacing. Proba; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01368.html (8,438 bytes)
10. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 01:22:19 GMT; John writes... As you've already read, "Unleaded Amoco" was available here through the '60 and perhaps before that. It was marketed as a cleaner burning fuel for the benefit of the engine, in particu; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01409.html (11,243 bytes)
11. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 10:19:45 -0500; the '60 and perhaps before that. It was marketed as a cleaner burning fuel for the benefit of the engine, in particular to extend plug life.<<<< <snip> trace amounts left in to protect the valves...; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01467.html (9,239 bytes)
12. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 12:32:31 -0400; Amoco white premium gas came out shortly after WWI. Post war the American Oil Company found themselves with a large stock of Benzine. They decided to use it to raise the Octane rating of their produc; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01469.html (8,507 bytes)
13. Re: Unleaded in the U.S. in the late sixties (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:46:11 -0500; This explanation makes a lot of sense. Could I ask for a clarification? Are you saying that the Amoco "white gas" of earlier times used Benzine.... but now doesn't? The other part of the Amoco "urban; /html/triumphs/1998-05/msg01470.html (8,256 bytes)

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