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Quaker State's origins may be traced to the founding of Oil City in Pennsylvania, in the 19th century. The petroleum industry of the city brought prosperity, increasing its population from 12 families in 1860 to 6,000 five years later.
31 lip 2009 · My dad remembers him changing the oil in their car every 5 or 6 thousand miles with Quaker State 10w40 in their old Ford wagon. Keep in mind this is the late 1960s. As far as my dad knew, they never had any major engine problems.
Key Dates: 1886: The Pennsylvania Refining Company (PRC) is founded. 1889: South Penn Oil Company is formed by a unit of Standard Oil Company. 1892: John D. Archbold becomes president of South Penn upon its reorganization.
9 maj 2018 · In 1940, the company introduced a motor oil with greater chemical stability, which it called Stabilized Quaker State Motor Oil. A year later, the company brought to the market Quaker State HD High Detergency Oil.
In 1954 Quaker State introduced an oil product with anti-wear, anti-rust, anti-corrosive, and high detergency ingredients.
5 paź 2024 · 1984 -- Quaker State becomes the first motor oil sold in plastic bottles. 1985 -- Minit-Lube Inc. (now Q Lube) based in Salt Lake City is acquired. 1986 -- Company sponsors its first NASCAR...
4 maj 2019 · In 1914, Thomas and Hopewell Phinny of Oil City created Phinny's Quaker State Medium Oil. The Phinnys were granted a trademark for Quaker State in August 1921. (A historical marker located in Titusville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.)
