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Old 07-23-2024, 02:46 PM   #24
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Default Re: Gasoline in the 30's and 40's

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Originally Posted by DavidG View Post
As Alan notes, 25 cents for a gallon of regular is the lowest that I can remember in the midst of a gas war. That was in the late 1970s and only briefly.


And then there is the brilliance of Jimmy Carter's freezing of gasoline prices.
I remember the 25 cent gas in the 70’s. I worked in our family business and my dad paid me a penny a gallon to pump the gas and a nickel if I put a quart of oil in. Everyone got their oil checked and their windshield cleaned if they wanted it. Imagine telling having to pump a 100 gallons of gas to make a dollar. I hated seeing a Volkswagen Beetle show up.
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