So says this apple-headed youth. I guess we are to infer that Amoco gas is safe.
As you may have guessed, this is a map of the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-West Virginia area, and that includes Washington D.C. It dates from 1957.
The back pitches their new featherweight plastic Amoco credit card.
American Oil Company (Amoco) was bought out by British Petroleum (BP) in 1998. So much for that revolution thing. In 2017, BP announced they were bringing back the Amoco branding in the United States. The largest Amoco sign in the world stands in my hometown of St. Louis and has stood here throughout the brand changes.
As for that kid, personally, I wouldn't feel safe for a minute with him hanging around.
yep. that kid's up to no good, fact.
ReplyDeleteKids with apple-shaped heads rarely are.
DeleteHe just visited a Texaco EXTRA CLEAN restroom. They discontinued that pledge shortly thereafter.
ReplyDeleteAnd he looks right proud of it.
DeleteThat is definitely one of the more bizarre kids I've seen in an advertising illustration. Especially since they presumably weren't TRYING to make him bizarre. It's like they hired someone to do a Norman Rockwell rip-off and got a little David Lynch thrown in for free.
ReplyDeleteAlmost as creepy as the Van Camp's Pork and Bean's kid. https://www.metv.com/stories/14-vintage-ads-with-creepy-children-that-will-make-you-laugh-out-loud
DeleteYes. That Van Camp's kid looks like he'll grow up and someday take his family on a winter retreat to a mountain hotel to write a novel.
DeleteHmmmm.... Play it safe.... CLEANSE IT WITH FLAME!!!!! AAAHHHH!!!!
ReplyDeleteDon C.