Famous Gasoline Brand: Phillips 66 Logo Sign

Phillips 66

Phillips 66 is a brand of gasoline and service station in the U.S. It is owned by the ConocoPhillips Company. The company that makes Phillips 66 gasoline began in 1917 as Phillips Petroleum Company, founded by L.E. Phillips and Frank Phillips of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In 1927, the company's gasoline was being tested on U.S. Highway 66 in Oklahoma, and when it turned out that the car was going 66 mph (106 km/h), the company decided to name the new fuel Phillips 66.

The first Phillips 66 service station opened November 19, 1927, in Wichita, Kansas. The first station to be built in Texas was built in 1929 at McLean. Both of these stations have been preserved by local historical societies.

The Phillips 66 shield logo, created for its link to the highway of the same number, was introduced in 1930 in a black and orange color scheme that would last nearly 30 years. In 1959, Phillips introduced a revised version of the shield in red, white and black, a color scheme still used by ConocoPhillips for the brand.

From the late 1930s until the 1960s, Phillips employed registered nurses as "Highway Hostesses," who made periodic and random visits to Phillips 66 stations within their regions. The women inspected station restroom facilities to ensure they were well cleaned and stocked. The Highway Hostesses also served as ambassadors for the company by directing motorists to suitable dining and lodging facilities.

(Source: Wikipedia.org)

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