The average cost of gasoline per gallon in the United States in 1969 was approximately 35 cents. Of course since then there has been a dramatic rise in oil and gas consumption. Gasoline is derived...
When this writer started driving in the late '50's, low test gasoline (roughly equivalent to today's 87 octane) was $.27 a gallon. High test (about 100 octane) was $.32. Keep in mind that, in those...