Re: driving (circ 1961) I though $0.39 /gal
I recall $0.189/gal for Gulftane in 1963 in Watertown, MA (near Boston). Naturally, there was a local price war! :)
Gulftane was a sub-regular octane fuel that worked fine in my VW bug.
Alex
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