Got my DL in 98. I had also bought a '84 F150, that had twin 19 gallon tanks. Cheapest I ever paid to fill it up was .75 cents. I would run both tanks to E and then fill up for 30 bucks.

Growing up my mom didn't like pumping so I had to be the pump jockey. Cheapest I can ever recall for gas was .59 cents and diesel I think was 34-36 cents. I grew up in Arkansas.

 

I remember working at a gas station and regular gas was 27.9 and 29.9/gal. I also remember when it broke over a dollar a gallon. Quite a few years ago.

 

Way back then it was not a big deal if you would borrow your neighbors gasoline with your siphon hose for your car if you were running a bit low because you would pay him back with a buck or two later on.

But now if anyone is ever caught near someone’s fuel tank especially with a hose in hand you might get yourself shot without any questions asked.

I remember when there were no locking gas caps.
I remember the Raylube recycled oil you could buy at Powerene Gas Station in the 60’s for $.25 a can.

I remember on my 65 mustang the fuel hose from the frame to the fuel pump broke and siphoned out 17 gallons onto the garage floor overnight.
Then I only lost $5.00

 

You have to figure inflation though.

That 0.30-0.40 gas in the 60s equals mid $2 prices in 2007 money.

http://www.inflationdata.com/Inflati...tion_chart.htm

I remember when I was young me and my brother would both chip in and give my Dad $5 so he could buy us a 5 gal can of gas for the snowmobile (74 Ski-Doo). Sometimes we would get change back too. $5 was a LOT of $$ for me since I only got $$ for a birthday or Christmas usually.

 

Back in 1968 fresh out of High School I only made $20.00 a day for a high tech job in electronics back then.
Now I wont go to a job for under twice that an hour now.
Jim

 

The 2 dollar range is looking pretty good right now, I think we are a few dollars beyond inflation these days. Everybody nows the economy was great when gas was below 2 bucks, now look at it.



[QUOTE=Deezel Nate;1996118]You have to figure inflation though.

That 0.30-0.40 gas in the 60s equals mid $2 prices in 2007 money.

http://www.inflationdata.com/Inflati...tion_chart.htm

I remember when I was young me and my brother would both chip in and give my Dad $5 so he could buy us a 5 gal can of gas for the snowmobile (74 Ski-Doo). Sometimes we would get change back too. $5 was a LOT of $$ for me since I only got $$ for a birthday or Christmas usually.[

 

I was thinking it but didn't have the ...... well you know to say it

When I gassed up my first car I paid .95 cents a gallon. I still have the car and man do I wish I could still get gas for that price.

 

I can remember me and my buddies each pitching in a buck for gas, and road tripping from St Louis to Chicago......I think it was aroudn 32cents a gallon, and I remember asking why diesel was cheaper.

I alwasy liked teh Sinclair Dinosour.... and teh Texaco Star.. when i was a wee laddie, i got a battery operated Texaco truck, adn it was teh coolest thing on teh block.....( must have been around '64 or so).....

 

My Parents an Grandparents were in the Ag/Trucking business, I kinda remember .25 cent gas an .11 cent diesel. kinda recall hearing somewhere the first diesel, a Cummins drove coast to coast on .11 cents of fuel. Heck that much evaporates before you get the cap on.

 

I'm sure most of us old timers also remember that our hot rods rarely got over 12-13 mpg. In '63 I had a 57 Merc Turnpike cruiser with the 368 boat anchor and it never got double digit mpg on even a good day. But gas was $.34-$.35 per gallon. My 67 SS 396 got 13 mpg just highway at best. 9-10 in town. Plus tires only lasted 10k at best. haha

 

So Jim,you were one of those who cruised from Bobs Big Boy down past the race track and back?And if we were really excited hop on the Pasadena fwy.,down to Hollywood Blvd.and cruise there a while.I think my '54 Chevy 235 got better mileage tho.