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STP Oil Can Signed Richard Adam Kyle Lee Petty Nascar Sponsor OOAK 42 43 44 45

$ 211.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Brand: STP
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Type of Advertising: OIL CAN
  • Color: Richard Petty Colors
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    STP Oil Can Signed Richard Adam Kyle Lee Petty Nascar Sponsor OOAK 42 43 44 45. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.  This Will Be the Best oil can in your collection if your are lucky enough to get your hands on it.  Signed by each of the Petty Nascar racers depicting 4 generations of world famous race car drivers.  With the
    Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR and one of its first superstars. He is also the father of Richard Petty, who went on to become one of the most successful stock car racing drivers of all time
    Richard Lee Petty, nicknamed "The King," is an American former stock car racing driver who raced from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series, most notably driving the No. 43 Plymouth/Pontiac for Petty Enterprises
    Kyle Eugene Petty is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash during practice in May 2000
    Adam Kyler Petty was an American professional racing driver. He was the fourth generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing. He is believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports
    How the colors for Richard Petty came about
    Granatelli was looking for a well-known face to represent his product, and Petty, known as The King, was a perfect fit given that he was as comfortable under the hood as behind the wheel. Petty knew what STP, the sponsor and the product, could do for his team. “Granatelli had made up his mind that he wanted to sign us up,” Petty explained. “So, when we went in, he said, “Here’s the contract, here’s the deal: 0,000 for a sponsorship and we want to advertise you all over the country.’
    It all sounded good to The King. Then the issue of the paint scheme came up.
    “We talked to Granatelli and everything was chugging along. We agreed on a contract and as we got up to leave he said, ‘By the way, the car will be Day-Glo Red,’ which is STP colors. I said, ‘No way. The car’s got to be Petty Blue.’ I got up to leave. That’s how stubborn I was. And he was pretty stubborn, too.” Petty grinned as he recalled the moment.
    “I guess I wasn’t too bright to say no,” he said. “We had nothing, no sponsorship, and I was turning down 0,000.”
    Cooler heads prevailed as Granatelli suggested Petty think about it overnight.
    The next morning, a compromise was reached creating the iconic Day-Glo Red and Petty Blue race cars that The King, long the most popular driver in the sport and still a fan favorite as a team owner and ambassador for stock car racing, drove for the rest of his career. It was a huge deal for STP and Granatelli, who had been unable to get into NASCAR because Pure Oil had an exclusive deal with the series.
    And the rest is history. This can was only made for 1 year .  If you doubt the can or the signatures then don't bid. The Pettys wasn't handing out COAs at the race track.   Good luck on getting this Nascar dream can.