Super Cortemaggiore was Agip petrol, launched in the early 1950s and named after the Cortemaggiore field in Emilia where Italian gas and oil had been struck a few years before. It was sold as the powerful Italian petrol, and the name became attached to the six-legged dog at exactly the point that mark was introduced — which is why the two appear together on period signage.
What makes this version unusual is that the caption is set in Japanese katakana rather than Latin script, in red across the foot of the plaque. Reproductions like this come out of the Japanese classic car and bike scene, where European period liveries have a long following, and the katakana rendering is a marker of that rather than anything Agip used in Italy.
The sticker
What You Get
- 2 printed stickers per pack
- 5–50cm / 2–20in across the plaque
- Glossy full-colour print, contour cut around the dog and the frame
- Peel and stick — no transfer tape
The dog overhangs the top of the plaque, so its legs and tail are the narrowest sections of the cut. Press those down first and work downwards into the panel.
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Reference102-037825
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Sticker typePrinted