Vintage ‘60s NWT ! Ring-Free Oil PIT CREW Racing Jacket Men’s XL Deadstock

Description

In storage for 60 years! I’m selling my grandfather’s Vintage 1961 NWT (never worn, sill in the plastic bag) RING-FREE MOTOR OIL Race Jacket made in the USA by BONNER.
RING-FREE MOTOR OIL was the..
First three time winner of the Indianapolis 500
First all-women racing team whose endurance racing records still stand at Daytona and Sebring
Size adult Mens XL.
Condition is NOS (new old stock). Patches on front and back with cool racing flag graphics.
THESE WERE NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, only available to reps and staff at the race circuit of the era.
Shipped with USPS First Class.
History of Ring-Free oil (now called MOCO):
MOCA was founded by Robert Fritz in 1937 as a regional distributor of the Macmillan Ring-Free Oil Company. Macmillan Ring-Free began in 1923 and built its reputation with an “ahead of its time” formulation unusually high in natural detergency and extreme pressure properties. Introduced at a time when most oil companies and auto designers felt that any mineral oil would lubricate just fine, Macmillan Ring-Free proved the advantages of performance products. Not only would Ring-Free protect against deposit formulation, sludge, and other contaminants. It would also free up sticky rings, valves, and pistons, which is how the name developed.
From the start Macmillan chose the most public proof of performance for its exceptional products auto and air racing. In 1936 Macmillan produced the first three time winner of the Indianapolis 500; Lou Meyer, driving “O’l Number Eight” the “Ring Free Special.” During the same period, Colonel Roscoe Turner; internationally renowned air racer, used Ring Free lubricants in his winning aircraft.
Protection against severe service wear was also exceptional. The combination of these revolutionary performance benefits established Ring Free as an in-demand lubricant among consumers and OEM’s. We were also a prime supplier to the United States and allied military forces during World War II, and in the Gulf war. Macmillan Ring Free Lubricants were specified by the US Department of Defense to counter the rigorous climatic and environmental conditions encountered by the high tech tanks and military armaments deployed in Desert Storm battles.
Macmillan Oil Co. maintained an active racing program into the 1980’s. Pushing new motor oils and high performance gear oils to the limit in high-speed vehicles on the Bonneville Salt Flats and in endurance races at Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Ontario, and Bridgehampton.
Our tradition of leadership in our industry (where we were far from the largest competitor) includes:
Being the first company to use Naphthenic base stocks to improve detergency and extreme pressure performance
Introducing the first all-fiber paper can during World War II to conserve precious metal
First three time winner of the Indianapolis 500
First all-women racing team whose endurance racing records still stand at Daytona and Sebring