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Joe: The reason I'm not trusting all the available sources is because the S=
TP site says Petty is still a spokesperson, while Wiki says that ended when=
Clorox bought out the company. Wiki does mention however the Studebaker li=
nk in the name which is perhaps how the misnomer was started. These sources=
are saying Scientifically Treated Petroleum.
Thanks - Ed -
--- On Tue, 9/30/08, Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [Fot] Non-LBC group question
To: edwardbarnard@prodigy.net, "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 11:52 AM
This si t e explains i t all.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STP_(motor_oil_company)
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Joe C.
From: fo t -bounces@au t ox. t eam.ne t [mail t o:fo t -bounces@au t ox. t =
eam.ne t ] On Behalf Of EDWARD BARNARD
Sen t : Tuesday, Sep t ember 30, 2008 9:06 AM
To: FOT
Subjec t : [Fo t ] Non-LBC group ques t ion
=A0
Lis t er's: I'm wri t ing a magazine ar t icle abou t Indy roads t ers (Kur=
t is', Novi ', e t c) and am examining t he S t udebaker/Packard powered c=
ars. In 1963 S t udebaker purchased from t hree gen t lemen a li t t le kno=
wn company named Chemical Compounds, which had an oil addi t ive produc t t=
hey were selling from t he t runks of t heir cars. S t udebaker gave Andy =
Grana t elli, t hen head engineer and chief t es t =A0driver for S t udebak=
er t he posi t ion of CEO of t he newly acquired company which he t hen=A0r=
enamed STP. Now my ques t ion...does anyone know for cer t ain t he meaning=
of STP? I am ge t t ing mixed answers from=A0The Racing His t ory Group. M=
os t say i t s t ands for Specially Trea t ed Pe t roleum, while a few are =
saying i t s t ands for S t udebaker Tes t Produc t s. Do any of t he FOTer=
s know t he " t rue" side of t he s t ory?=20
BTW, la t er I will rela t e=A0 t his pas t Sa t urday spen t wi t h t hree=
grea t guys, Johnny Ru t herford, Lloyd Ruby,=A0 and Jim McElrea t h, a t =
a car show we had.=20
Thanks - Ed -=A0
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style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Joe: The reason I'm not trusting all the available
sources is because the STP site says Petty is still a spokesperson, while Wiki
says that ended when Clorox bought out the company. Wiki does mention however
the Studebaker link in the name which is perhaps how the misnomer was started.
These sources are saying Scientifically Treated Petroleum.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks - Ed -<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 9/30/08, Joe Curry
<I><spitlist@cox.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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RE: [<SPAN>Fot</SPAN>] Non-LBC group question<BR>To: edwardbarnard@prodigy.net,
"'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net><BR>Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 11:52
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ox. t eam.ne t [mail t o:fo t -bounces@au t ox. t eam.ne t ] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>EDWARD BARNARD<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sen t :</SPAN></B> Tuesday, Sep t ember 30, 2008 9:06
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> FOT<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subjec t :</SPAN></B> [Fo t ] Non-LBC group ques t
ion</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt">Lis t er's: I'm wri t ing a magazine ar t icle abou t Indy roads t ers
(Kur t is', Novi ', e t c) and am examining t he S t udebaker/Packard powered
cars. In 1963 S t udebaker purchased from t hree gen t lemen a li t t le known
company named Chemical Compounds, which had an oil addi t ive produc t t hey
were selling from t he t runks of t heir cars. S t udebaker gave Andy Grana t
elli, t hen head engineer and chief t es t driver for S t udebaker t he
posi t ion of CEO of t he newly acquired company which he t hen renamed
STP. Now my ques t ion...does anyone know for cer t ain t he meaning of STP? I
am ge t t ing mixed answers from The Racing His t ory Group. Mos t say i t
s t ands for Specially Trea t ed Pe t roleum, while a few are saying i t s t
ands for S t udebaker Tes t Produc t s. Do any of t he FOTers know t he " t
rue" side of t he s t ory?
</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt">BTW, la t er I will rela t e t his pas t Sa t urday spen t wi t h t
hree grea t guys, Johnny Ru t herford, Lloyd Ruby, and Jim McElrea t h, a
t a car show we had. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
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