Yep, and for that dollar they used to come out, put it in the tank, check
the oil and clean the windshield......... oh, and smile while they did it.
Long gone as is twenty some cent a gallon gas. I remember Sunoco 260 at .32
@ gallon. It was the real item, lead, octane and no methanol and the sporty
cars thrived on it.......yep, long gone!
Russ
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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of BillDentin@aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 10:33 AM
To: william.tobin31@verizon.net; spitlist@cox.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Stations of yesteryear
In a message dated 03/29/2013 5:41:59 AM Central Standard Time,
william.tobin31@verizon.net writes:
> In a way I long for those days too. Then I remember that the prevailing
> wage
> for teens was $1.00 an hour!
> When I was a teen in the mid 60's gas was 27.9 for years.
>
Bill...
You're just a kid. I've got you by at least ten years. I remember taking
my Shirley out on a date, and stopping for a bucks worth of regular for my
1951 Ford.
Bill Dentinger
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