IN THE TEXACO AIRPLANE SERIES, KNOWN AS THE "WINGS OF TEXACO",THIS YEARS # 18 LOCKHED SIRRUS.. THE DIECAST PLANES HAVE ALSO BEEN BANKS. OVER THE YEARS. TEXACO HAS OWNED MANY OF THE MOST INTERESTING AIRPLANES IN AVIATION. ALL THE MODELS IN BOTH SERIES HAVE BEEN ACTUAL VEHICLES USED BY THE COMPANY.
TEXACO TOY MODELS HAVE INCLUDE EXAMPLES FROM THE MARINE DIVISION SUCH AS TUG BOATS,OIL TANKERS & BEARS. THE COMPANY BRAND IS 108 YEARS OLD AND A HOST OF MEMORABILIA OR PETROLIANA HAS BEEN PRODUCED. WITHOUT QUESTION THE NAME TEXACO AND ITS OIL DIVISION HAVOLINE IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED IN THE WORLD.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO,WHAT IS NOW THE CHEVRONTEXCAO CORP. BEGAN TO MAKE CHEVRON COLLECTIBLES. THEY HAVE THE LIVERY OF STANDARD OIL WHICH WAS THE PARENT COMPANY. BOTH DIE CAST PLANES & TRUCKS ARE AVALIABLE. 2009 WILL BE A JULIE CLARK T-34 MENTOR STUNT PLANE.
OTHER PETROLEUM COMPANIES HAVE OR ARE STILL MAKING COLLECTIBLE TOYS . HESS, MOBIL,GUL,BP(BRITISH PETROLEUM), SHELL & AMACO,ETC. MANY OF THESE TANKERS,TOW TRUCKS,EMERGENCY VEHICLES,FIRE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN MADE IN PLASTIC AS WELL AS DIECAST.
THE FORMER ERTL COMPANY BEGAN THE TEXACO PRODUCTS AND TODAY THEY ARE MADE BY RC2 CORPORATION. OTHER DIE CAST COMPANIES INCLUDE FIRST GEAR,SPECCAST,LIBERTY CLASSICS AND GEARBOX
BOTH MILITARY & CIVILAIN PLANES ARE WELL OF THOSE OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINES ARE POPULAR COLLECTABLES. FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE DIE CAST AND AMERICAN AIRLINES, US AIR, EASTERN, DELTA,TWA AS WELL AS RACING PLANES & WAR BIRDS ARE AVALIABLE.
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