PAUL K. MURPHY
In Loving Memory
RIP June 2, 2011
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DOROTHY MURPHY
In Loving Memory
RIP January 27, 2022
Email from Paul Murphy
From: Paul Murphy <<masked>>@gmail.com>
Date: 2/20/2026 2:33:47 PM
Subject: Automotive Conservation A Game of Service Station Strategy
Automotive Conservation A Game of Service Station Strategy
Hello family:
Dad's game is now part of automotive history in Arizona's largest auto museum, the Martin Automotive Museum, located in Glendale, AZ.
https://www.martinautomuseum.org
See my message to Joe the General Manager below.
I hope everyone is doing great.
Luv PT
Hi Joe,
It was great to meet you.
I cannot express the joy it is to see my dad's game out of the closet on display.
The dream of that game helped my father through some tough times.
Like I mentioned when we met, he developed the game in 1971.
In the mid 80s, he took it to the next level and developed an actual board game.
In the late 90s, I took a larger part and helped develop it into a computer game.
At that time, he received permission from Ford Motor Company to use their vehicle models and logo within the game.
Ford had shown interest in the game as a giveaway for their dealerships.
Unfortunately, interest was lost with Ford during the Firestone debacle.
I know that my dad would be so happy to see his game as a small piece of automotive history in your great Automotive museum.
Some pics and videos are shown below.
A very big heartfelt thank you!
Paul Murphy
602-330-1126
<<< MASKED EMAIL@gmail.com
Jan. 1972
Shown here is my Dad and my cousin George as Santa at his Shell Station in Southern California.
Santa was waving people in off the street.
The game Service Station Strategy in its original format is shown in the window.
Dad's first Mobil station in New York, the "Triangle Service Center"
A YouTube video of my parents being interviewed on Fox News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FjCVc9QAsI
YouTube video of the game in play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfylvmDMnAw
The game can be downloaded here:
