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This 2010 Ferrari Californian (with custom wheels
and a 1.5-inch drop) was serviced at Big O Tires in
Reno, Nevada. Photo credit: Mike Chrisman
An Aston Martin Vantage visits the Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Tilton, New Hampshire. Photo credit: Justin Dinardo
The crew from an Oil C an Henry’s in P ortland,
Oregon, services a 1966 Lincoln Continental limousine. From l. to r. are Brian, Logan and Andrew.
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Any Time
The Jiffy Lube in L emont, Illinois, services a r are (and fast)
2012 Nissan GT-R.
The thousands of facilities that make up the fast lube industry are
an amazing group, with dedicated professionals capable of servicing just about anything on wheels, from antiques to hot rods to
muscle cars to exotics to the truly rare and unusual. Don’t believe
us? Check out this special photographic feature here and on the
following pages as we look at some of the most incredible vehicles
submitted to our Customer Rides feature this year.
Technician Henry Rubio fr om
Valvoline Express Care in C alhoun, Georgia, poses with a
1962 Chevrolet Corvette.
Manager Craig Moore drives a 1946 Chevr olet
Truck (with Texaco livery) out of the Tolsdorf Oil
Lube Express in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Chris Fields, manager of Valvoline Instant Oil
Change in I rving, Texas, services a 2004 Lam borghini Gallardo. No jo y rides were taken, he
promises!
A customer shows off his pride and jo y: an
award-winning 1942 Nash 600 (with suicide
doors) serviced at the Oil Can Henry’s in Eugene,
Oregon.
A 1932 Ford Model T made up as a Shriner “clown
car” is ser viced at Lube Zone in Redford, Michigan.
The crew at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in West
Bend, Wisconsin, serviced this a ward-winning
1964 Chevrolet van (with a stock 235-cubic-inch
inline-six). Photo credit: Nathan Heimerl
Close-up of a 1973 Toyota FJ that was serviced
at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in S t. Louis, Missouri. Photo credit: Nick Reed, assistant manager.
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A pristine 1961 Chevr olet Corvette is ser viced
at Jiffy Lube in F ranklin, Massachusetts. Photo
credit: Jaime Jordan, technician
This 1957 Cadillac gets an oil change at Valvoline
Instant Oil Change in Williamsville, New York.
Photo credit: Jim Sobczynski, manager
Jimmy Trent, Sr., stands with his 1930 Ford Model
A, which the crew at Super Lube in Orem, Utah,
had just serviced. Photo credit: Justin Matchie
Antiques
Fast Change in Er win, Tennessee, services this 1954 Chevr olet pickup. Photo credit: Scott
Hensley, manager
They’re the belles of the ball, the boulevard cruisers from yesteryear
with more grease fittings than you can shake a grease gun at and
filters so rare many operators have to troll eBay just to find them.
But that doesn’t stop shops across the country from opening their
bay doors to these beauties, especially given the tender-loving care
lavished on them by their owners. After all, drivers of antiques are
in the business of keeping their cars on the road for the long haul,
making them quite possibly the perfect fast lube customers!
Technician Daniel Ghorley with
a 1962 Ford Galaxie at the Valvoline Express Care in Calhoun,
Georgia.
David Martain stands with his 1957 Ford Fairlane
500 at Wildcat Express Lube in En terprise, Alabama. Photo credit: J.L. Wood, owner
An immaculate 1933 Chrysler Royal 8 is serviced
at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Tilton, New
Hampshire. Photo credit: Justin Dinardo
Oil Can Henry’s in M ilwaukie, Oregon, services
a clean, all- original 1965 Linc oln Continental.
Photo credit: Tim Miller, manager
Yes, it’s an antique: This 1976 Ford Bronco (one
owner, rare 302-cubic-inch V8 and 62,000 or iginal miles) is ser viced at Ernie’s Rapid Lube in
Chehalis, Washington. Photo credit: Robert Oliver,
manager
Castrol Express Lube in C rossville, Tennessee,
services a cherry 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Photo
credit: Shawn Raiford, manager
An all-original 1954 Oldsmobile 88 serviced at
Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Williamsville,
New York. Photo credit: Jim Sobczynski, manager
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Ink doesn’t do justic e to the blue pain t on this
1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aero, serviced at Oil
Can Henry’s in Renton, Washington.
A 2007 Ford Mustang with a 427- cubic-inch supercharged V8 beneath the hood visits Valvoline
Quick Lube in Miami, Florida.
Chevron Fast Lube in Bakersfield, California, services this 1941 Chevr olet pickup. Photo credit:
Manny Valenzuela, technician
Hot Rods
And Sports
Cars
The Jiffy Lube in R ichmond,
Indiana, services a souped-up
1931 Ford coupe.
Fast doesn’t just apply to the oil changes performed at lube shops,
it also applies to many of the cars that customers bring in. From the
latest high-tech sports cars to souped-up roadsters sporting bigblock V8s, you can rest assured these customers want the very best
for their cars whenever they hit the street or the track.
A 1957 Chevr olet pickup at
Hebron Quick Lube in Hebron,
Connecticut. Photo credit: Frank
Shannon, owner
Performing a coolant flush on a 2005 Chevrolet
Corvette at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in K ansas City, Missouri. Photo credit: Chris Corder, manager
Assistant manager Martin Secula with Lube Plus
in Budd Lake, New Jersey, services a 1929 F ord
Model A powered by a 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet
V8. Photo credit: Keith Ketcham, manager
This beautiful 1950 P ackard visits Valvoline Instant Oil Change in K ansas City, Missouri, for its
annual oil change . The chopped and slammed
Packard is powered by a big-block Chevy.
A 1952 D odge Wayfarer at Jack’s Quick Lube
in Wooster, Ohio. Inset is the 650-horsepower
468-cubic-inch BBC engine that powers the hot
rod.
The crew at Castrol Express Lube in C rossville,
Tennessee, with a 1923 F ord T-Bucket (powered
by a 350-cubic-inch Chevy, natch!). Photo credit:
Shawn Raiford, manager
A pair of beauties: 1996 D odge Viper (left) and
2000 Chevrolet Corvette at Burton Street Car
Care Center in Gr and Rapids, Michigan. Photo
credit: Nhat Lam
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Rare, and v ery shiny, 1964 B entley serviced at
Jiffy Lube 515 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
A 2006 Porsche Carrera S makes an appearance
at Jiffy Lube 3164 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Photo credit: Jerry Romero, manager
The crew at Auto Ace Express Lube in D uluth,
Minnesota, services a 1935 Packard. Photo credit:
Pete Popoe, manager
Rolling on 24s with a f our-inch lift: A 2002 M ercury Grand Marquis exits Jack’s Quik Lube in
Wooster, Ohio.
Better in your bay than your rearview mirror: A
Wisconsin State Trooper Crown Victoria serviced
at Jiffy Lube 3271 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Photo
credit: Dana O’Donnell, manager
A 1970 A ustin “London Taxi” is ser viced at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in S t. Louis, Missouri.
Photo credit: Nick Reed, assistant manager
Exotics
And rare
You won’t see these cars every day, because they’re not your run-ofthe-mill sedans and sport-utility vehicles. No, these are those rare,
exotic and unusual cars and trucks that have a story to tell — about
their owners and the shops that service them.
Serviced on a lift because it was too
narrow to go over the pit: A 1957 Triumph TR3 at SpeeDee Oil Change
in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
A 2011 Rally Fighter enjoys service at Super-Lube
105 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rally Fighter features a Corvette motor and transmission, along
with 18-inch suspension front and 22-inch rear.
A 2005 Bentley Continental V12
Twin Turbo serviced at Oil Can
Henry’s in Sumner , Washington. Photo credit: Cole Edinger
Barry Griffin stands with his 1970 Lincoln Mark III
at JIffy Lube in Ocean City, Maryland. The license
plate reads “1STDATE” because Griffin took his
wife on their first date, the prom, in the car.
A mid-1970’s vintage Lotus Elite is ser viced at
Jiffy Lube 2784 in Middleburg, Florida. Less than
2,600 of these fiberglass-bodied cars were made
from 1974-1982.
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A 1970 P lymouth Roadrunner caught exiting
Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Spr ingfield, New
Jersey. Photo credit: Corey Blackburn
Mint-condition 1970 P lymouth Duster with
64,000 original miles over the pit at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Williamsville, New York.
The crew at Oil C an Henry’s in M ilwaukie, Oregon, enjoyed servicing this fully r estored 1969
Chevrolet Camaro SS. Photo credit: Tim Miller
'60s And '70s
muscle
Super-Lube in F ond du Lac ,
Wisconsin, got a visit from this
all-original 1968 D odge Coronet RT. Photo credit: Dan Kurtz
The 1960s and early 1970s are considered by many to be the heyday
of the automobile, when gas was cheap and brawny V8 engines
allowed the muscle and pony cars of the era to thunder down the
boulevard with unabashed pride. Today, owners of these Americanmade classics demand the very best in maintenance, and for many
drivers that means a trip to their local lube shop.
A 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 after service at Pioneer Quick Lube
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo credit: Thomas Wheeler
A 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass (330-cubic-inch V8)
gets an oil change a t Oil C an Henry’s in M oses
Lake, Washington.
The Valvoline Instant Oil Change in F ort Myers,
Florida, is visited by a 1972 Chevr olet Corvette.
Photo credit: Vince Clouse
A rare big-block (454-cubic-inch) 1970 Chevrolet
Monte Carlo is serviced at Valvoline Instant Oil
Change in Moorhead, Minnesota. Photo credit:
J.D. Derring
Leaving Wilder Auto Lube in Bay City, Michigan,
is this 1967 Dodge Coronet.
This immaculate 1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT
was lovingly serviced at Valvoline Instant Oil
Change in Canton, Michigan. Photo credit: Will
Woodington, assistant manager
Under the hood of an all-original 1966 Ford Mustang at Lube Zone in Redford, Michigan.
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