Porcelain Musgo Gasoline Sign Sells for an Astounding $1.35 Million

Petroliana, automobilia and advertising collectors, check what you have in your basement. The “holy grail” for gasoline collectors, a 48-inch double-sided porcelain Musgo Gasoline Michigan’s Mile Maker sign, just sold for $1,350,000 through Richmond Auctions. Both sides of the sign, which has an American Indian’s profile, have bright and glossy colors. One side has no […]

Collectible Oil Cans? You Bet! 

Vintage motor oil cans are popular automobilia collectibles because of their graphics and rarity—most were thrown away when empty. A recent sale of oils cans by Route 32 Auctions of Crawfordsville, Indiana, had 450 cans and bottles, with the highest price of $861 paid for a slightly rusted, empty 5-gallon Lincoln Oil can with Abraham […]

Indianapolis 500 Memorabilia  

The 110-year-old Indianapolis 500 automobile race annually draws 350,000 attendees each year. The event has its traditions with pre-race ceremonies, race procedures and post-race celebrations. Most noteworthy are the 33-car field lining up three-wide for the start, the annual singing of “Back Home Again in Indiana,” and the victory lane bottle of milk.  The recent […]