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No doubt, Barger’s favorite attraction in the parade was Dino, Sinclair Oil’s longtime brand mascot. For the first time since 1976, Dino (pronounced die-no) took part in this year’s ...
They're collectors of gas station memorabilia searching for their Holy Grail — fiberglass statues of the Sinclair Oil Corp. mascot. Sinclair, based in Salt Lake City, announced last year it ...
Historical footnotes: (1) Harry F. Sinclair, founder, was convicted for his role in the Tea Pot Dome oil reserves bribery scandal, credited as causing the ouster of Warren G. Harding in the 1924 ...
Sinclair Oil Corp, which operates two Wyoming refineries ... It is best known for its trademark green dinosaur mascot, Dino, seen on gas station signs and depicted in a balloon that has flown ...
Most of them were the mascot for the Sinclair Oil gas stations, the green "Brontosaurus" the company has used for the past century. Reader Mark Ryan has seen them too, and sends us this photo of ...
Readers might recall the petroleum company at the center of the infamous Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s that effectively employed a cartoon dinosaur as its mascot. It’s amusing that a writer ...
Founded by Harry Sinclair, Sinclair Oil and Refining Corp., as it was originally ... helm when the company launched the now famous Dino mascot and emblem. The well-known dinosaur icon was ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The dinosaur mascot at the Sinclair gas station on Palm and Bullard is known for getting dressed up for the season, but these days it's dressed up for awareness.
The fiberglass dinosaur at a former Sinclair gas station wasn’t exactly prehistoric, but it was around for decades, serving as a landmark and town mascot ... with Sinclair Oil expired about ...
The Sinclair gas station on Highway 169 and its famous green dinosaur mascot have been local landmarks for decades. One of the owners, Jim Merkl, passed away in January, and now his family has ...
NEW YORK and SALT LAKE CITY — The Sinclair Oil Corp. "Dino" will make a prehistoric return to the 89th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this fall. On Thursday, Nov. 26, the company's mascot will ...