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− | '''Octan''' is a fictional gas station brand that frequently appears in [[LEGO]] sets. It was introduced in [[1992]], first as its own theme. Before this time, [[Shell]] was the common gasoline brand featured in LEGO sets. Octan also appears in ''[[DUPLO]]'', ''[[4 Juniors]]'', ''[[Model Team]]'' and ''[[TECHNIC]]'' sets. |
+ | '''Octan''' is a fictional gas station brand that frequently appears in [[LEGO]] sets. It was introduced in [[1992]], first as its own theme. Before this time, [[Shell]] was the common gasoline brand featured in LEGO sets. Octan also appears in ''[[DUPLO]]'', ''[[4 Juniors]]'', ''[[Model Team]]'' and ''[[TECHNIC]]'' sets. The Octan logo is similar to that of Pepsi's. |
== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 18:12, 1 August 2011
Octan is a fictional gas station brand that frequently appears in LEGO sets. It was introduced in 1992, first as its own theme. Before this time, Shell was the common gasoline brand featured in LEGO sets. Octan also appears in DUPLO, 4 Juniors, Model Team and TECHNIC sets. The Octan logo is similar to that of Pepsi's.
History
Octan first appeared in two LEGO System sets from 1992, a gas station (6397 Gas N' Wash Express) and a tanker truck (6594 Gas Transit). In the following year the Octan logo appeared also in racing themed sets and on a rail tanker. 1994 brought the first appearances of Octan outside of System, in a DUPLO set, 2621 Motocross Racer, and an alternative model of the TECHNIC set 8880 Super Car. Both were racing vehicles sponsored by Octan.
Since it introduction, Octan regularly reappeared as the only gasoline brand seen in LEGO releases, except some Shell promotional sets from 1999.
Octan remains the primary sponsor for the Moose Jaw Octan Oilers of the Lego Major Junior Hockey League.
In 2009, the name Octan Energy appeared on the wind turbine found in 7747 Wind Turbine Transport which reveals that the company has expanded from petrochemical fuels into renewable energy.
Sets
Gas stations
- 6397 Gas N' Wash Express (1992)
- 6562 Gas Stop Shop (1995)
- 6548 Octan Gas Station (1997)
- 6472 Gas N' Wash Express (2001) (re-release of 6397)
- 4655 Quick Fix Station (2003) (4 Juniors set)
- 7993 Service Station (2007)
Transport vehicles
- 6594 Gas Transit (1992), tank truck
- 4537 Twin Tank Transport (1993), rail tanker
- 3091 Big Gas Truck (2001), DUPLO set
- 10016 Tanker (2001), rail tanker
- 4616 Rapid Response Tanker (2002), Jack Stone set
- 4654 Tanker Truck (2003), 4 Juniors set
- 5605 Tanker Truck (2008), DUPLO set
- 3180 Octan Tanker (2010), City
Octan as sponsor
In the LEGO universe, Octan also appears as a sponsor for various racing events and as such its logo was featured prominently on race tracks and vehicles and also appears on race team clothes and Octan staff clothes as well.
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Other appearances
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Notes
- The logo consists of a red and green oval shape and the word Octan, with the first two letters in red and the last three in green.
- There are containers in some LEGO sets that have the Octan imprint on it.
- The Skull Twins from the 2009 Space Police III theme have octan printed on their uniforms.
- Although a fictional brand, Octane is a gasoline rating system, and a hydrocarbon in real life with the molecular formula C8H18.
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