[mmichaels1970]

It didn't fade away.

Maybe I should rephrase...the product may not have faded away, but the hype for it certainly did....probably for the reasons you described, but I do remember the hype. Especially the little corn-shaped signs out front of the gas stations.

[P-40]

but I do remember the hype

I do remember the hype...and I remember listening to the drone of the crew boats heading out into the Gulf to service the rigs. All fell victim to the 'cheap' gas.