{"product_id":"1930-chevrolet-stake-truck-with-eight-oil-barrels-and-oil-derricks-diorama-texaco-12th-in-the-u-s-a-series-143-diecast-model-by-auto-world","title":"1930 Chevrolet Stake Truck with Eight Oil Barrels and Oil Derricks Diorama \"Texaco\" 12th in the \"U.S.A. Series\" 1\/43 Diecast Model by Auto World","description":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new 1\/43 scale diecast model of 1930 Chevrolet Stake Truck with Eight Oil Barrels and Oil Derricks Diorama \"Texaco\" 12th in the \"U.S.A. Series\" die cast model by Auto World.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new box.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eReal rubber tires.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Diorama.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed interior, exterior.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCustom \"Texaco\" graphics.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not have any openings.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAn official heritage \"Texaco\" product.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMade of diecast with some plastic parts.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEach barrel is approximately H-1 inch high.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eApproximate dimensions of Diorama is L-6.5, W-4, H-4 inches.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eApproximate dimensions of 1930 Chevrolet Truck is L-4.5 inches long.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThis model example of a 1930 Chevrolet® truck is an early precursor of the hard working Chevrolet® trucks that we have all come to know and love today. New trucks for 1930 were powered by a new Chevrolet® inline six-cylinder motor said to be extremely durable. The motor had an extremely modern overhead-valve design in the inline six-cylinder. Chevrolet® used this design in their motors for many years to come.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMany other companies were competing for the truck market in 1930, however Chevrolet® led the way creating trucks on the cutting edge of design for the times. Strength, durability, and innovation were core to Chevrolet’s ® revitalizing of the consumer truck market.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally known as Sour Lake Springs because of its sulfurous spring water popular for it’s healing properties, a series of oil discoveries and a few industrious, visionary men, brought wealth and a new oil company to southeastern Texas and the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe Texas Company struck oil at Sour Lake Springs in January 1903, “after gambling its future on the site’s drilling rights,” the company explained. “The discovery, during a heavy downpour near Sour Lake’s mineral springs, turned the company into a major oil producer overnight, validating the risk-taking insight of company co-founder J.S. Cullinan and the uncanny ability of driller Walter Sharp.”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fee No. 3 well discovery flowed at 5,000 barrels a day, securing the Texas Company’s success in petroleum exploration, production, transportation, refining and distribution.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Autoworld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46031378219164,"sku":"CP7551","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7616\/7324\/files\/CP7551__05357.1677682109.1200.1200.jpg?v=1769672356","url":"https:\/\/bronzeandbrass.store\/products\/1930-chevrolet-stake-truck-with-eight-oil-barrels-and-oil-derricks-diorama-texaco-12th-in-the-u-s-a-series-143-diecast-model-by-auto-world","provider":"Bronze \u0026 Brass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}