Re: [FWDLK] Unleaded gas for leaded cars
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Re: [FWDLK] Unleaded gas for leaded cars



Out here in the wild west, "white gas" was another name for kerosene.
 
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Taylor
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Unleaded gas for leaded cars

Joe: 

 

As it goes, gasoline was colored with a reddish/orange color because it contained lead.  Heaven forbid drinking it without lead but nevertheless that is why Amoco premium was called white gas early on because it had no lead and therefore no color added.

 

Tom


From: JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx [mailto:JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:39 AM
To: ttaylor530@xxxxxxxxxxxx; L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Unleaded gas for leaded cars

 

I'm not a chemist, but grew up here in the Detroit area.  My understanding is that the term "white gas" referred to naphtha, and was what was used as fuel in Coleman stoves.

 

Joe Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan

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