{"product_id":"shell-aviation-400-coaster-set","title":"Shell Aviation 400 Coaster Set — Vintage Petroliana Gift | The Faded Label Co.","description":"\u003cp\u003eShell 400 was the aviation gasoline built for exactly one purpose: keeping the era's fastest, highest-flying aircraft from knocking. Shell's aviation department, run by MIT-trained test pilot Jimmy Doolittle starting in the 1930s, pushed hard for higher-octane fuels most of the industry considered too expensive to bother with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet of 4 cork-backed coasters, 3.75\" x 3.75\" square. High-gloss printed MDF top, natural cork base protects surfaces. Vintage Shell 400 Aviation emblem printed in full color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoolittle's argument won out. By 1938, Shell was producing over 60% of America's 100-octane aviation fuel, and that supply became the U.S. Air Force's standard heading into World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfect gift for aviation enthusiasts, classic plane and car collectors, petroliana collectors branching into aviation history, and pilots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Faded Label Co. — keeping the golden age of American roadside art alive, one product at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Cork \/ 3.75\" × 3.75\" \/ Square","offer_id":45530835746902,"sku":"25315665815442692894","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/9447\/4582\/files\/7791764661124312325_2048.jpg?v=1786133405","url":"https:\/\/thefadedlabel.com\/products\/shell-aviation-400-coaster-set","provider":" The Faded Label Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}