Joe:
As it goes, gasoline was colored with a
reddish/orange color because it contained lead. Heaven forbid drinking it
without lead but nevertheless that is why Amoco premium was called white gas
early on because it had no lead and therefore no color added.
Tom
From: JLSAVARD@xxxxxxx
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9:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Unleaded gas
for leaded cars
I'm not a chemist, but grew up here in
the Detroit
area. My understanding is that the term "white gas" referred to
naphtha, and was what was used as fuel in Coleman stoves.
Joe
Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan
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