Same red star, same green T, but the ring reads Aviation Products — and that changed who the sign was talking to. This one hung at an airfield, where the customer was a pilot with a fuel truck rather than a driver with a windshield to clean.
Printed on a Gildan 18500 heavy blend hooded sweatshirt — 8 oz cotton-poly, classic fit, double-lined hood with a color-matched drawcord and a front pouch pocket. Tubular knit with no side seams. Tear-away label. Machine wash cold, tumble dry low.
Texaco stayed disciplined about its identity in a way most of its competitors never managed. The star and T never changed shape from one product line to the next — only the wording in the ring moved. Compare that to Shell, which used a shaded natural pecten on ground fuel, a silver one on aviation, and a flat modern one on the 400 grade, all in the same era. Two different philosophies of what a trademark is for.
The perfect gift for the pilot, the collector who works airfield signage, the restorer with an aviation-themed shop, the dad who took his first flight lesson at a grass strip, and anyone who wants the star with the wording almost nobody has seen.
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