Here's the facts:
The RAF in 1944 was already using Synthetic Lubricants in their planes.
(1) http://www.netlink.com.au/~gstooke/460squadron/history.htm
(2) http://www.sonic.net/~bstone/archives/980721.html
(3) http://www.colby.edu/personal/rmscheck/GermanyE3.html
Amsoil (or anyone in the USA) did NOT "invented" Synthetic Oil...
They may have improved the filtering process, lubrication properties, etc...but
it was not developed here.
At 11:46 PM 3/14/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Amsoil synthetic motor oil was introduced in 1972, and is stated in their
>dealer history book with a list of "firsts", which include "First to
>develop an API rated 100% synthetic motor oil". Don't know when Mobile 1
>started making 100% synthetic motor oil. I think most other "older"
>synthetic oils were petroleum based. I could be wrong about this.
>
>> I believe Mobil developed synthetic lubricants long before Amsoil. If
>> someone
>> has evidence to the contrary, I'd like to know about it. Because I
>> prefer to go
>> with a leader rather than a follower.
>>
>> Randy
>> '98 R/T CC
>
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