A few more oldies...
I remember these well...do you?
That's two of us old timer.
You certainly couldn't get that Mustang for $500 new.
DirtFarmer
Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
The third one is something you might see 50 years from now except it will be in dollars instead of cents.
In 1966 I drove to Alaska. The highest price I came across for gas was about 68 cents and that was for an Imperial gallon in Canada.
I sold a fastback same color for $500 I dont remember the yr was in great shape 6ix cyl and ran but the engine was a bit noisy. it sat out in the yard for several mos before it sold, also I had a "64" chevy Impaler SS, 2 door baby-blue with a white top. Black leather bucket seats in front and semi-bucket seats in back, 396 4 barrel and 4 on the floor. I had a bunch of really nice cars and trucks. When I started driving gas was .31 cents per gal. Why-o-why Did I sell everything???? excuse me I need to get a tissue. Thank you for the post.
SteveR wrote:
You certainly couldn't get that Mustang for $500 new.
No, but I bought a new 1966 2+2 Mustang V8 for about $2500 which was a stretch for a young Asst Prof making some small multiple of that amount. Why does everyone ignore inflation when comparing prices across eras? I bought a house in Rockville, MD in 1963 for $19,200 that Zillow currently values at $469,600.
Funny. When I was a "kid," I occasionally bought a "$50 car." Drive it for a while and sell or junk it. I once bought a 1957 Olds that came from Florida, and it didn't have a heater. No big deal, I thought. It's a scientific fact that a car without a heater is colder inside than it is outside in the winter.
I remember paying 19.9 for Gulftane in ~1964-5. IIRC it was lower octane than "regular" but worked fine in a '63 VW.
rlv567
Loc: Baguio City, Philippines
Ava'sPapa wrote:
I remember these well...do you?
After I graduated from college and got married, we used to take annual vacations in the California High Sierras. I thought that the gas price in the mountains was way too high - at 25 cents a gallon.
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
I remember leaving a gas station because the gas was over $0.40!!
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