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$20000.00

AMBROSE COLLECTIBLES

Vintage Advertising, Petroliana & Automobilia Collection

Vintage Petroliana Collection — Signs, Oil Cans & License Plates — Pick What You Want Item Overview

Up for sale is a large private collection of vintage petroliana, automotive advertising, and garage memorabilia — 47 signs, 100+ oil cans across 73 different brands, and 14 license plates. This is a garage-sale style listing: browse the full lists below, then message me with exactly what catches your eye.

• A single item from any category below
• Any combination of items, mixing signs, cans, and plates
• An entire category or the whole collection as one lot Please message me specifying exactly which item(s) you're interested in by name/number. I'll send current photos of that specific piece and a price based on current market comps. As individual items sell, I will update this listing to reflect what's still available.

Signs (47 Available) # Sign Description 1Armstrong TiresMetal sign, rhino logo, white background, red/black text 2Gulf (large oval)Large oval porcelain/metal sign, orange/blue/white 'GULF' 3Interstate 84 ConnecticutShield-shaped highway sign replica 4Texaco Motor Oil * GasolineRectangular sign with winged Texaco star logo 5AC-DelcoScoreboard-style sign 6America Rides Monroe - Shocks & StrutsRectangular sign, cream/blue/yellow 7Ask For Quaker State Motor OilRound porcelain sign, green/white 8Bosch Spark PlugsSmall rectangular sign, yellow/red 9Coca-Cola (round button)Round porcelain-style button sign, red, bottle graphic 10Connecticut Turnpike (round)Round sign, blue/white, CT state outline graphic 11Cooper Tires (oval)Large oval sign, blue/black, knight helmet logo 12Cooper Tires - Save NowRectangular sign, white/blue/red, combines logo + slogan 13Dunlop - Tire Safety SpecialistsTall vertical sign, yellow/red 14Future Shocks Today (Big-D Shock/Delco)Rectangular metal sign, shock absorber graphic 15Good GulfSmall rectangular sign 16Gulf (round, orange)Round porcelain sign, orange/navy 17Gulf No-NoxSmall rectangular sign, blue/white/red 18Gulf Polarine Motor OilSmall round sign 19Hercules TiresSign with checkered/diamond pattern, partially visible 20Interstate Connecticut 91Shield-shaped highway sign replica 21Interstate Connecticut 95Shield-shaped highway sign replica 22It's A Lucky Day For You (4-leaf clover)Tall shield-shaped sign, white/blue clover 23Kendall Motor Oil (round, V-hand logo)Round sign, maroon/white 24Kendall Motor Oil - Protect Your InvestmentTall vertical sign, maroon/white 25Knights of Columbus - Oneida Council #23Small plaque/thermometer combo 26Lee Tires (partial)Large rectangular sign, only partially visible in frame 27Mobil 1 - Sold HereRectangular sign, blue/white 28Modern Crankcase Cleaning Service (Calol/Zerolene)Rectangular sign, blue/orange text 29My Garage - My Toys My Tools My RulesWood/metal sign 30OK (used cars, diamond shape)Diamond-shaped sign, yellow/red 'OK' script 31Oilzum Motor Oils Lubricants - America's Finest OilRectangular sign, orange/black, face graphic 32Pennzoil - Ask For It (Supreme Quality)Rectangular sign, blue/yellow 33Pennzoil - Supreme Quality Safe LubricationOval sign, yellow/blue 34Pirelli (tire-shaped)Die-cut tire-shaped sign, yellow/red 35Quaker State Motor Oil - Certified/Guaranteed (arch)Large arch-top sign, green/cream 36Remington TiresTall vertical sign, green/black/white 37ScovillPartial sign visible, red/white 38Sealed Power Piston Rings (Franchised Dealer)Tall thermometer-shaped sign 39Sky Chief - Texaco GasolineRectangular porcelain sign, red/green/white 40Snap-on / American Classic (57 car)Small tin sign, red classic car graphic 41Start Right With Autolite (spark plug)Rectangular sign, orange, spark plug graphic 42Sunoco (arrow-shaped)Arrow/star-shaped sign, yellow, partially visible 43US Royal TiresRound tire-shaped sign/display 44V (blue/yellow round logo, likely Valvoline)Round sign, blue background, yellow V 45We Don't Call 911 - We Use ColtColt firearms advertising sign 46Wolf's Head Motor Oil and LubesSmall rectangular sign, tan/black, wolf head graphic 47Veedol - Change Now! (100% Pennsylvania Motor Oils)Cloth/canvas banner, boy and dog graphic, 'Summer Grades' Oil Cans & Related (73 Brands, 100+ Total Cans) # Brand / Can 116-49 High Grade Paint Thinner / Wilcut (2 available) 2Acmelube Motor Oil 3All-American Motor Oil (6 available) 4Amalie (5 gallon can) 5Amalie Pennsylvania Motor Oil (6 available) 6Amalie XLO Fleet Motor Oil 7Atlantic Aviation Motor Oil (HD Heavy Duty) 8Bardahl Marine Fuel Dryer 9Castrol GTX 10Castrol Motor Oil 11Eastern States Motor Oil 12Esso Extra Motor Oil 13Esso Motor Oil (quart, display rack) (2 available) 14Esso Uniflo Motor Oil 15Eveready Prestone 16Falcon Motor Oil (3 available) 17Firestone Spray Car Wash 18Fox Head Premium Motor Oil (3 available) 19Gulf Livestock Spray (2 available) 20Gulfpride Motor Oil (3 available) 21Gunk Motor Medic 22Havoline Motor Oil 23Indian Head Rubber Lubricant 24Invader Motor Oil (The Plowham Company) 25Kendall 2000 Mile Oil 26Kendall The 2000 Mile Oil 27Marvel Mystery Oil 28Mechanics Belt Grip (2 available) 29Mobil Automatic Transmission Fluid 30Mobil Super 10W-40 (2 available) 31Mobiloil (Pegasus logo) 32Mobiloil Special 33Morlife Motor Oil 34Oilzum 2 Cycle Motor Oil (5 available) 35One Quart Liquid (unbranded) 36Peak Anti-Freeze 37Penn Drake 38Pennzoil (5 gallon can) 39Permatex Hydraulic Jack Oil (2 available) 40Pioneer Motor Oil 41Polarine Motor Oil (Sturdy and Rich) 42Preservo (2 available) 43Quaker State (5 gallon can) 44Quaker State DeLuxe Motor Oil (4 available) 45Quaker State Motor Oil (5 gallon, green/white) 46Quaker State Motor Oil (Pure, Full Bodied, teal) 47Quaker State Motor Oil (quart, various) (3 available) 48Quality Motor Oil 49Ramp brand oil can (partial) 50Rislone Snowmobile Oil 51Rocket Motor Oil 52STP Gas Treatment 53Sanilac Compound Neatsfoot Oil 54Saphire Supreme Motor Oil (Gulf) 55Sears Automatic Transmission Fluid 56Shell X-100 Motor Oil 57Shellzone Anti-Freeze Coolant 58Silver Shell Motor Oil 59Simoniz Metal Polish (Chrome) 60Sinclair Dino Extra Duty 61Snap Carburetor Cleaner (2 available) 62Socony Cup Grease 63Texaco (unlabeled/generic can) 64Texaco Aircraft Engine Oil Premium AD (5 available) 65Texaco Motor Oil (quart, display rack) 66Texaco Texamatic Fluid 67Tidex Motor Oil (2 available) 68Tydol Motor Oil (quart, display rack) 69Valvoline All-Fleet Plus 70Warco Universal Motor Oil (2 available) 71Wynn's Spit Fire (Gas Power Booster) 72Zayre Premium Motor Oil License Plates (14 Available) # Plate Description 11947 plate (partial, '4425_')Older plate, number partially visible 2Aruba 'REDSOX' novelty plateNovelty plate, orange, 'One Happy Island' 3Connecticut #23792 (pioneer/antique car graphic)Small plate with early automobile graphic 4Connecticut 112-024 (front)One of a matched front/rear pair 5Connecticut 112-024 (rear)One of a matched front/rear pair 6Connecticut 1918 (#15869)Antique CT plate 7Connecticut plate #172Vintage CT plate 8Connecticut plate #A424Vintage CT plate 9Connecticut plate #G952Vintage CT plate 10Connecticut plate #F738Vintage CT plate 11Connecticut plate #F703Vintage CT plate 12Connecticut plate (number unconfirmed)Additional CT plate, partially visible in photo 13NY World's Fair 1964 (4V-77)Souvenir/dealer plate 14Westchester Country Club 1940Club member plate topper/plate Why Collectors Want This

This collection spans decades of automotive, petroleum, and garage advertising history — major national brands (Gulf, Texaco, Cooper Tires, Pirelli, Quaker State) alongside regional and novelty pieces, plus a deep run of oil cans and vintage license plates. Whether you're building a themed man-cave, garage, or general store display, or hunting specific brands for an existing collection, this is a rare chance to pick up multiple pieces from one seller at once.

Shipping & Handling

Shipping cost is item-specific — this collection ranges from small license plates to large signs, so cost will depend on the actual size and weight of what you select. Once you let me know which item(s) you want, I'll quote exact shipping before you pay. All shipments are insured for the full purchase price.

Returns

14-day returns accepted. Item(s) must be returned in the same condition as shipped. Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs unless the item is not as described.