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Originally Posted by newmexguy
Fuel generally went over a buck a gallon in the '79 - '80 timeframe, depending on where in the country you were in. The second "oil shock" aka the Iranian "revolution". Certainly helped the former California actor win the WH.
The corn lobby was apparently pushing ethanol, even back then. Same as today's crappy fuel?? I don't know, was just a fifteen year old kid then.
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We are close to the same age. Remember filling up Dads new pickup with regular leaded in Dec of '77. '78 two tone Silverado Big10 short wide only a 16 gal tank, 47.9 cents a gallon. Small Bell gas station a few blocks west of downtown El Reno OK on Sunset. Cheapest fuel I ever paid for in a vehicle! Fast fwd a year, early winter of '78 am a Sr in HS. Reg & unlead fuel was $1.25- 1.30 a gal. At that time, Cyril, Cushing, Wynnewood, Ponca, & Tulsa OK all had active oil refineries. Have bought multiple parts cars out of Cyril, Cushing, & Ponca. Cyril & Wynnewod both lost a bunch of population over the years.