[AT] oil pressure

[Richard Walker]

>What the letter "STP" stood for was always either a mystery or an 
>inside joke by the manufacturer. I was told once that they stood for 
>"Scientifically Treated Petroleum", but I have my doubts.

Does anyone remember the big STP contest held in the late '60's for 
the public to come up with a catchy name matching the letters?  The 
contest was widely publicized in car, hot rod, and Popular Mechanics 
type magazines.  I forget now what the first prize was.   But that's 
how "Scientifically Treated Petroleum" got coined.


Richard