In the early days of the automobile, gasoline was bought at a wide variety of establishments. But it was the concept of service that differentiated the new service stations from other outlets. In 1913 the country saw the first Texaco service station. Ten years later, a standard design for service stations was established. The concept of the "service station" played a very important role in the history of the automobile. Not only could one acquire gasoline, but also a variety of services from mechanical work and repairs to restrooms and directions. Establishing a standard for its service stations helped Texaco make its brand name familiar to drivers across the country; for the Texaco station one visited in Topeka, Kansas, was similar to the one in Portland, Maine.

If the service station was important to the automotive age, so was Henry Ford's Model A. A descendant of the legendary Model T - and almost as affordable as the original - the Model A was a popular model to meet various needs. It was transformed into panel trucks for business, emergency vehicles for fire fighting and pickup trucks for every sort of delivery.

Now, a 1930 Ford Model A pickup truck demonstrates what the "service' in service station means in a remarkably detailed die-cast model. Carrying an air-pump and A-frame display for oil cans, the truck advertises all of the amenities of Carty's Filling Station: Clean Rest Rooms, Gas, Tyres and Oil. Meticulously crafted in authentic detail and precision-engineered, your Texaco 1930 Ford Model A Pickup is part of The Matchbox Collectibles Texaco Collection: Vintage Delivery Trucks Edition. As such it is produced by - and available only from - Matchbox Collectibles.

(2000)

Scale: 1:40