I believe all cars back in the day (fifties and thereabouts) had quite
short recommended change intervals, compared to even the seventies
(sixties is really when I developed my 3000 mile change interval
commitment).  I remember seeing a can of Amalie oil (I think it was a
local brand in Texas and the SW), the old round, metal quart can that
you had to punch with an opener and pour with a spout (opener and spout
came as one device), in a collectible shop.  The label included the
phrase, "The Thousand Mile Oil."

DMc

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote:

> Dennis Haynes  writes:
>
>> VW used oil bath air cleaners up through the 1972 model year. Even
>> the
>> twin carb 1.7L bus pancake engine had them. I guess they worked
>> somewhat as all the type and type engines did not have any oil filter
>> unless you wanted to count that screen.
>
> Didn't they also have a recommended oil change interval of about 1,000
> miles?
>
> Allan
>
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL