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[QUOTE=Bob Kontak;11754385]23.9 per gallon in 1972 and I was old enough to drive - just barely. Gas war, though. I'm thinking normal prices were in the 35 cent range.
Pack of smokes and gas for a couple days for two bucks.
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I remember those days. In the gas wars they'd give you a drinking glass or something if you got a fill-up. And they'd pump the gas for you.
I didn't like that. When I would pull in with one of my 356s I would frantically jump out and open the hood (the gas filler was under the front hood), then run around back and check the oil, then stand by the hood so the hose nozzle wouldn't jump out of the 4 inch diameter filler hole and the pump jockey wouldn't try to slam the hood down and bend it in half (356 and early VW issue). My girlfriend was driving, and at some point the pump jockey went to her and asked, "Can I check that dipstick for you ma'am?"
She said, "No. He always acts like this."
Banks would give you a toaster if you started a $1000 savings account.
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