Montana Chief traces back to a refinery most people outside Spokane never heard of. Inland Empire Refineries, Inc. — owned by Wasatch Oil Refining of Salt Lake City — built its plant in Hillyard, just north of Spokane, in 1938. The crude came rolling in from the Cut Bank oil field in Montana, plus Wyoming, feeding a refinery that was processing 6,000 train cars of crude a year by the end of 1939.
6oz stainless steel flask, double-walled construction, smooth powder-coated finish. Vintage Montana Chief emblem printed on the front. Slips easily into a jacket pocket or glove box. Hand wash recommended.
Inland Empire didn't sell one gasoline, it sold a family of them — Washington Chief locally, Idaho Chief and Oregon Chief across the state lines, all running on the same Montana crude. Wasatch Oil merged into Phillips Petroleum in 1949.
The perfect gift for petroliana collectors tracking Pacific Northwest and Montana oil history, classic car enthusiasts, groomsmen, and gas station history buffs.
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