honda0105

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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:48:05 PM
heck even in the early 1990s you could still buy (heavily subsidized) gasoline for <90 cents.
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honda0105

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Tallahassee
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:47:21 PM
saturn: you wrote what I thought.
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LocalSpyGuy

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Tampa
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:33:16 PM
a good story. I too remember in the late sixties when gas was 39 cents a gallon.
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Blue48

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 9:00:27 AM
OK!
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TIGERPAW46

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Florida
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:42:25 AM
uptherefiners,
If I remember correct it was around 1964 when gas was 33.9 cents/gal.
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WCCurtis

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San Bernardino
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:41:19 AM
That is when they made good cars.
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10k

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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:40:53 AM
judgemobile:
you are so correct..the "long-term used vehicles" we used to pick up for those companies who only leased long-term (one year or more), magically became "pre-owned lease vehicles" overnight..
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rwm1

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Iowa
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:17:10 AM
I do love those old relics. Cars, trucks, tractors, all of them. And yes it was nice when we had distinctive brands of gas and oil that would compete and you really did see a difference in a brand.
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YLHandyman

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:06:05 AM
Must be me.
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DellDude2

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Nashville
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 2:03:13 AM
Same story from yesterday, but still a good read.
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ED6

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Riverside
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:55:30 AM
A piece of history.
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Bruno44

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Texas
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:44:52 AM
Wish we had some of the good old days back.
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comprof

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Houston
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:33:54 AM
My uncle had a general store in Jamestown, LA, with a hand pumped gas pump. Brings back good childhold memories.
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mvosevich

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St. Louis
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:33:42 AM
Those were the days my friend.
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Saturn93

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Salt Lake City
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:32:51 AM
And those old cars had more powerful engines, and got better gas mileage than many of today's. And they cost a lot less to buy and maintain. Isn't progress wonderful?
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grouch311

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:26:57 AM
wish I had some of my oldies
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djtdi

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San Jose
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:24:34 AM
interesting history.
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jadeusa

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Dallas
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:16:24 AM
old article =- but good pictures of 1919 truck
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BrewCrew

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Dallas
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:14:48 AM
1970 - $0.20 FOR REGULAR AND UNHEARD OF $0.23 FOR PRIMIUM IN DALLAS,TX.
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runout9

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:12:39 AM
I pumped Hess for 24.9 in 1962! The advent of the Hess truck phenom!
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uptherefiners

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Chicago
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:01:46 AM
geez aldog, thought I've been around for a while when I remember getting yelled at for pumping gas @ 34.9
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Quick68

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Columbus
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:00:07 AM
You have to hand it to the guy. He or his family came here and asked for everything to be given to them for free like they do today.
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judgemobile

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Ohio
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:57:11 AM
it is politically incorrect to say USED cars--the correct term is PRE-OWNED. Come on people, get it right !!! At least it will be right until Nov 2, 2010 and on that day I have just ONE THING listed on my calendar (politically speaking): TAKE OUT THE TRASH.
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aldog365

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Nashville
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:55:48 AM
I pumped many gallons at 24.9.
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Rageagainsttm

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Tampa
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:53:28 AM
Gotta love the clasic cars.
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Jeannemarie

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Las Vegas
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:48:00 AM
Here in Las Vegas one of the closed car dealerships has reopened to sell USED CARS but not just Joe Blow used cars - Classic Cars. They have a lot of those with the flared fins from the bell-bottom age, about 11 Ford Model Ts , and just about anything else you might want except for a Tucker.
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Bus561

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Lexington
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:44:21 AM
I am the granddad and I hate ethanol.
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REKEY

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South Carolina
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:43:04 AM
Good for granddad. Wait! That's me!
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Doosie

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Anchorage
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:38:18 AM
not to sure that i'm liking the skewed views presented from this source...if not skewed than most definitaly biased.
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GasholeMI

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Lansing
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:38:16 AM
Kind of nostalgic if you like that type of thing.
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vulcan96

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Ohio
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:37:40 AM
awww , a good bit of nostalgia. :)
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JettaKnight

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:35:54 AM
RENEGADEGAS Missouri "Oh goody!! Another story from Globeandmail.com. One of the most greenie weenie organizations of them all. Any one who reads this crap needs a serious head adjustment. The slant is so bad with them the editors mothers name is Ileen."
It's biased all right. It's a Conservative newspaper (that's the Canadian political party equivalent to your Republican mouthpiece).
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TBONE3

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Pennsylvania
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:31:09 AM
Oh the good old days on ring a ding ding on the tenths and filling the tank for less than two bucks. Then came the war and Zilch.
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TheSicilian

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Jacksonville
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:29:21 AM
I miss gas at 25 and 30 cents a gallon
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joel27nc

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Raleigh
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:28:44 AM
Interesting bit of history.
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CumminsFanOH

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Columbus
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:27:32 AM
Do you miss the gas pumps that went ka-ching on every 10th of a gallon?
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panama303

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Denver
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:27:25 AM
Kind of a dumb article.
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Gary65

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:27:22 AM
Nice article.
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dacofa

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Nevada
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:26:01 AM
History has a way of repeating itself.
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bobdec

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Florida
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:20:09 AM
Intresting article from history
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Blue_Cruzer

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Lexington
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:19:23 AM
Nice article.
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Bonito

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Dayton
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:19:14 AM
We wouldn't have to do any of that with solar cars!
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tedjm1

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New York
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:18:07 AM
Interesting.
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marcGasMan

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Ottawa
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:13:43 AM
Cool
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Bigwaynef

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South Carolina
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:12:10 AM
Wow!
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CobraLeader

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:08:54 AM
... Do You mean that the Old Granddad does better than ethanol? ...
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Jarod13

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Virginia
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:06:06 AM
I love that truck, too!
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bababooey2

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Hartford
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Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:04:46 AM
Cool article and interesting too, delivery has come a long ways since then.
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Jarod13

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Virginia
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:59:57 PM
I love that truck, too!
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Vette1967

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Albany
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:54:59 PM
I love that truck!!!
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