Inside " Billy's "

The Pegasus: Adopted as a trademark in the United States shortly after the organization of Socony-Vacuum in 1931, The symbol was used abroad as long ago as 1911. South Africa was the first to use the Pegasus as a symbol of power and speed. It was Mobil Sekiyu in Japan, however, that first coloured it red. The Pegasus in this photo is the model adopted in 1954.

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