Of course, back then you could buy a machine gun for $6.50, LOL.
Posted on 12/29/2014 12:27:23 PM PST by nikos1121
Of course, back then you could buy a machine gun for $6.50, LOL.
17 cents per gallon August 1963 Ames, Iowa
Around 70 cents (born in 1970). I probably didn’t pay attention until around 1980. I do distinctly remember the glasses they handed out - they were what we stocked the cupboard with.
I don’t believe I have ever had “full service”. Although I remember buying gas on the NJ Turnpike in around 1991, and they charged me for full service. I questioned this...and they looked at me like I was stupid, and proceeded to tell me that all gas bought after dark on the turnpike was full service...didn’t matter that nobody pumped my gas.
I also remember when a lot of gas statins were service stations, with a garage bay to change oil or plug a tire - that is a dying business model.
1930s bulk farm prices...
Diesel - a nickel.
Gas - a dime.
Per gallon - delivered.
from 1939
Another question - when was the last time you used an analogue pump? I think for me it was 1995is in Junction City, Kansas.
In the late 70’s $.57 gallon(my first tank of gas) then $.75(my Second) and up from there
“I’ll have a couple dollars’ worth.”
[Attendant in uniform cleans windshield. Car gets over a half a tank more gas, nearly filling it.]
;-)
my cat hurled something that looked like that once. What is it?
23 cents per gallon in the mid sixties, plus a case of soda pop with returnable bottles in a cool wooden box if you filled your tank. During your stop you would expect at least the front and rear glass to be cleaned, the side windows and mirrors maybe. The oil would be checked and the level on the dipstick would be shown to the driver. Many times this was done by a grown man wearing a uniform shirt and a bow tie with a company hat. Most filling stations in those days had a full time automobile mechanic on duty.
That was in a "gas war", of course. The regular price was 25.9.
I don’t remember how old I was (maybe 10 or 12 yrs.) but I remember my dad sending me to the local marina in Ventnor Heights, NJ, to buy a gallon of white gas for the outboard motor (and he sent me with a glass gallon jug!!!). I took a quarter and got 10 cents back. That was probably around 1957 or 58. I also remember buying a pair of low cut Converse sneakers for $7.00 and a short sleeved shirt for $2.00. I just barely remember nickel Cokes in vending machines in the short green glass bottles. I know, I know I’m an old fart ;- )
Around 22-25 cents a gallon for the old Harley during high school.
32-35 cents a gallon, I think, for 68 GTO.
We also used diesel for weed killer back then, think it was 10-12 cents a gallon, LOL!
0.37
"You can trust your car,
To the man who wears the star.
The big, bright Texaco star!"
As a kid I can remember it being around fifty cents a gallon just before the oil embargo of the 1970’s.
Least I ever remember paying for it as a driver was around a buck nine. In the 80’s.
In relation to the automobile a 67 GTO went for about 4k. Cars now are now 30-40k. It’s pretty close.
Self serve....Swifty...45 cents or so in 1966
Ciggies were 25-30 cents a pack
When I started driving in 1971 gas was still 50-65 cents
Cigs were 50 cents or so
Then the oil embargo....and everything went up
Well right now gas is cheaper that both cigarettes and milk.
As for me, I can remember gas under a dollar on a couple of occasions. But since I've been driving, and paying for it, it's usually been above that.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.