Remember when??
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From: Washington State
Remember when??
~Gassing up didn't mean a second mortgage?
~The gas vs. diesel "debate" wasn't as easy as it is now?
The pic is kinda funny but it was the background that caught my eye.
~The gas vs. diesel "debate" wasn't as easy as it is now?
The pic is kinda funny but it was the background that caught my eye.
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From: OZ
Oh Yeah.....
It's funny I was in Yellowstone 2 summers ago and was in awe at paying 2.06 for gas while visting the park. I thought it would get to that price some day, just not so soon. 2.06 can alomst seem cheap now
I wonder what it will be at Yellowstone this summer....
It's funny I was in Yellowstone 2 summers ago and was in awe at paying 2.06 for gas while visting the park. I thought it would get to that price some day, just not so soon. 2.06 can alomst seem cheap now
I wonder what it will be at Yellowstone this summer....
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$4.50 would fill up my old '65 Chevy SuperSport - that got maybe 9 MPG - and I had enough money to go to the movies and get a burger afterwards.
You could completely overhaul a 352 FE engine for about $400.00...belts, hoses and all.
I could write 2 or 3 pages of this stuff...
You could completely overhaul a 352 FE engine for about $400.00...belts, hoses and all.
I could write 2 or 3 pages of this stuff...
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When I started Driving, gas was 17 cents a gallon. I always wondered where I would get enough money to fill the tank. I worked in a Shell station, and only made 65 cents an hour. Between beefing up the 440 Mag and replacing tires, gas was a luxery.
Does that give away my age.
Does that give away my age.
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Originally Posted by IBeam
When I started Driving, gas was 17 cents a gallon. I always wondered where I would get enough money to fill the tank. I worked in a Shell station, and only made 65 cents an hour. Between beefing up the 440 Mag and replacing tires, gas was a luxery.
Does that give away my age.
Does that give away my age.
Rich
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Originally Posted by DetailerDave
Ain't that the truth! My first driveable car was a 57 Ford ragtop. Paid $150 for it in 1965.At min wage, in 65, working part time and going to school, that $150 would have been 6 months wages.
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Nice thread. Really takes ya back. In june 98 when I got this beast gas was a little over $1/gal. 
Those days were great. Nowadays I can hardly go on a drive anywhere far outside of town. 
I still got my chip on buying premium though. Even that's getting to be a consideration since the spread of super over regular unleaded at sations like Chevron and Shell is getting larger. I don't care, I'll continue to drive the truck to do errands over the wife's 02 Corolla anyday. She's gotta get a new vehicle soon, already eyeing the new Honda truck, when we give that to our son for college. It's gonna have to be a damn nice truck to pry my hands away from the steering wheel of this lifted Ford V10.
Those days were great. Nowadays I can hardly go on a drive anywhere far outside of town. I still got my chip on buying premium though. Even that's getting to be a consideration since the spread of super over regular unleaded at sations like Chevron and Shell is getting larger. I don't care, I'll continue to drive the truck to do errands over the wife's 02 Corolla anyday. She's gotta get a new vehicle soon, already eyeing the new Honda truck, when we give that to our son for college. It's gonna have to be a damn nice truck to pry my hands away from the steering wheel of this lifted Ford V10.
