I don’t remember the price of “petrol” in Australia when I was 16, but vividly remember it when I was about 20 (in 1983) as a poor student buying my first car. Went with the seller to his local garage to get a “Roadworthy Certificate” on the undercoat grey 71 Valiant with a dented front guard. After splitting the roadworthy costs, I paid the seller and decided I should fill up the tank as the gauge was on empty and I had about 10 miles to get home. Put 79 litres into an 80-litre tank at 39 cents per litre. Never forgot that. Seller obviously didn’t want to give me any “free” petrol on top of the price of the car! BTW Got my driving lessons in a Toyota Corona wagon after first trying a Mazda 626 sedan. The Mazda didn’t have enough leg room to operate the clutch as I was over 6 foot tall by then! Cheers Henry From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Timothy Webb
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Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Do you remember how much gas cost the year you turned 16? WOWIE!!! My first car was a ‘75 Toyota Corona — and it was a HUGE deal when gas hit $1! Now look at it. Crazy! After my senior year in high school in 1968, I worked part-time at a summer job at a local cut-rate gas station (Red Head) and pumped many a gallon of regular gas at 26 and 27 cents/gallon. Keep in mind that it was full service and we cleaned windshields, checked oil, and put air in tires at the customer's request. We all gave away stamps or glasses at those prices! Going back to the late 1950's, I remember my Dad filling up our 1956 Buick Century (7 MPG highway/5 MPG city) at a cut-rate gas station in our area with prices of 17.9 cents/gallon. On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:10:28 AM UTC-4 1970hurst wrote: 19 cents! in 1954. I had a buddy who had a 1930 Ford model A and we would mix gas and Kerosine 50/50 to get more miles of fun. Had to put the bumper against a tree to stall it, key would not turn it off. My first car was a 1933 Chevy coupe, which I ran with the hood off and painted on whitewalls. I smoked then and a pack of cigarettes was 20 cents. On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM highoctane300h via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-cl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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