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*** ONE OF A KIND *** ESSO EXTRA Metti Un Tigre Nel Motore - Put a Tiger in Your Tank *** NEW *** VINTAGE - 1960s ***
*** SOLID FIGURINE NOT BLOW MOLD - STILL PLIABLE, NOT STIFF ***
*** SUCTION CUP PLIABLE, NOT STIFF - STILL THERE - STILL ATTACHED ***
*** ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGING FROM 1960s ***
*** PERFECT CONDITION *** BIGHT COLORS - NOT FADED ***
These items were for promotions at ESSO stations in Italy around 1963 or 1964. The ESSO EXTRA Tiger was designed to stick inside on your windshield. A little spit on the suction cup, and it dangles from the windshield.
The promotion slogan in Italy was Metti Un Tigre Nel Motore - Put a Tiger in the Engine. In the US it was Put a Tiger in Your Tank.
I have had this figurine since the service station in Verona, Italy.