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Originally Posted by damnyankee36
I just remember the 1979 gas crunch as I was driving by then. I remember paying around 75 cents/gal before I went in the Air Force and when I got out of basic and tech school, just a few months later, it was around a dollar! They had to modify the pumps to allow for another digit. It was like I came back into another world!
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We had just purchased a new Chevelle, with a 454 cu in engine. (I still have it).
I remember how crazy a dollar a gallon sounded. I am still subconsciously stuck on $2 a gallon.
I remember a while back (maybe ten years ago) they were building a new gas station. They were trying out the new electronic display out by the road and put $3.33 a gallon on the sign. It nearly caused a panic!
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