1970s TEXACO GASOLINE COMMERCIALS w/ BOB HOPE “GAS CRUNCH“ ERA XD45064kk

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to the early 1970s, these TV commercials for Texaco date to the time of the “gas crunch“. The first features comedian Bob Hope, promoting gas conservation through spark plug replacement. The second (:41) features a boy and his dog, and promotes Texaco’s independent dealers. Texaco, Inc. is an American oil brand of the Chevron Corporation. Its flagship product is its fuel “Texaco with Techron“. It also owned the Havoline motor oil brand. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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