Phillips 66 Embroidered Patch – Houston, Texas – Automobile Enthusiast – Hot Rod – 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ With a Wax Backing

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Phillips 66 Embroidered Patch – Houston, Texas – Automobile Enthusiast – Hot Rod – 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ With a Wax Backing

The Phillips 66 Company is an American multinational energy company headquartered in Westchase, Houston, Texas. Its name, dating back to 1927 as a trademark of the Phillips Petroleum Company, helped ground the newly reconfigured Phillips 66.

Muscle car is a description according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary that came to use in 1966 for “a group of American-made two-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving.”The Britannica Dictionary describes these as “an American-made two-door sports car with a powerful engine.”

Although the term was unknown for another fifteen-plus years, General Motors introduced the 303-cubic-inch (5 L) Rocket V8 used in the Oldsmobile 98 models into the smaller and lighter 88 models, a formula that later evolved into the “muscle car” category. The competition between American manufacturers started when Chrysler installed the 331 cu in (5.4 L) Chrysler Hemi engine in the mid-range Chrysler Saratoga in 1951 that was normally installed in the full-sized luxury sedan Chrysler New Yorker. In 1952 Ford’s luxury brand Lincoln introduced the 317 cu in (5.2 L) Lincoln Y-Block V8 and the rivalry began, where the Lincoln Capri was entered in the Pan American Road Race in both 1952 and 1953, and taking first and second place in 1954. This was followed by both the Oldsmobile 88 and Chrysler Saratoga being raced in stock form at NASCAR races.