cities service 1959 duryea brothers first car race oil vintage ad

Original vintage oil and gas trade magazine ad for CITIES SERVICE. Picture courtesy Automobile Club of Buffalo, New York. Thanksgiving Day, 1895 the Duryea Brothers would compete in America's first automobile race, from Chicago to Evanston and back. A race that would see only six of over 80 entries able to start...and only two able to finish. At 71/2 miles per hour, the Duryeas' car didn't exactly sweep across the finish line as it won...but it did sweep away the last obstacles to the automotive era. . Now CITGO. Old 1959 petroleum industry advertisement, Would look fantastic matted and framed.