Swivel Gas

Swivel Gas is an American gas company in 35 states. It is currently owned by Dylan Malls.

1956-1960
In 1956, Michael Malls, owner of Lime Oil had the idea to stop selling gas to other companies and to make his own. On July 17, 1957, the first station was opened in Brooklyn, New York and 6 days later a Gulf in Ohio became a Swivel. In 1959, there were 34 stations in 4 states.

1960-1970
In 1962, The first Swivel stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were introduced. In 1965, right before the Swivel and Color brands merged, there were 77 stations in 5 states. In late 1965, Swivel and Color merged, with Swivel having all ownership of the Color brand. After the merge, 55 of the 60 Color locations became Swivel. In 1969, Michael Malls died at the age of 62, with ownership going to his son, George.

1970-1980
In 1970, Swivel was introduced into 9 states and all Swivel stations in Ohio became Color branded stations. In 1971, Swivel started to introduce Mid into all Swivel stations. In 1974, Swivel added a convenience store to most stations. In 1975, Swivel had 149 stations, including Color stations.

Types of Gas

 * Regular: The normal 87 octane gas.
 * Mid: 89 octane gas.
 * Premium: 93 octane gas
 * Max: 94 octane gas
 * Super 98: 98 octane gas
 * Diesel

Brands
Total = 1422 stations
 * Swivel (746 stations in 32 states)
 * Color (440 stations in 2 states)
 * Swivel-Wawa (126 stations in 3 states)
 * Drift (110 stations in 1 state)