<VV>Price of gas

[David McMillan]

In 1967 I was 3 and didn't have a care in the world!!!
;-)

Dave Mc

--- Mike Ioanes <mioanes at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Padgett" <pp2 at 6007.us>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:06 PM
> Subject: <VV>Price of gas
> 
> 
> >
> >>Anyone remember the Gulf Gas commercials in the
> 60's when the guy pulls up 
> >>to the pump with a Corvair and asks for 59 cents
> worth???
> >
> > In 1967 that was near three gallons and AFAIR I
> was making $250/month.
> >
> > Padgett
> In 1967 I was working at a Gulf station on US Rt 21
> just south of the Ohio 
> turnpike...we were getting 32.9, 34.9 and 36.9 for
> Gulftane, Good Gulf and 
> No-Nox.  I-77 ended just south of there, and all the
> West Virginians heading 
> to Cleveland to look for work or visit their
> relatives came in for a 
> dollar's worth and to ask how far it was to
> Cleveland.
> In 1970 I got my first Corvair, a 1963.  I could
> fill the tank for $3, also 
> get a carton of cigarettes for $3.  Was taking home
> $100 a week working in a 
> machine shop and thought life was good.
> Mike Ioanes 
> 
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