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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Been a while since we've had a good "gas war" between stations.
In the early 60's my family owned a CONOCO station on a corner of one of the busiest intersections for a couple of miles with each corner having its own station. We had gas wars all the time... the bane of our existence. Lowest price I can remember 12.9 cents/gal.
There was an intersection in our neighborhood that had a station on all 4 corners. 19 cents was common. I ran out of gas on my Honda 90, found a penny on the street and a pennys worth of gas got me five miles to home.
I had an Exxon service station franchise with a Shell station right across the street. We were friendly and usually kept things pretty civil on fuel prices, each going up and down with the market and staying within a penny of each other.
But every couple of months I would sneak into work at 5 AM and drop my price of self serve regular unleaded (we still had a full service island and a leaded regular in those days) to six or seven cents below his and leave it there until he called me yelling, usually around 10 when he finally figured out why we were so busy and he was dead as a doornail. Fun times.
When I started driving "legally" in 1959 it was about 28 cents a gallon and gas wars dropped it to about 24 cents, but I got H&S Green stamps and an occasional plate or glass.
The lowest I can recall is 18.9 cents in 1969 just north of Philly. It was usually around 22.9 or so back then. But then, I just KNEW that if I ever got a job that paid $5 an hour I'd be set for life. That turned out to be not the case.
That's a station on Rt-66 that is currently a souvenir shop and historical display in Ash Grove, Mo. It's called the Gay Parita Filling Station and Garage.
I remember when High Test was like 57 Cents!! When the gas got too almost a dollar a gallon.......I was going to sell my trucks n my Harley Pan and Shovel.....wasnt gonna pay $1 a gallon..........Well walking didnt work to good......Soooo here I am payin $4 plus for gas :/
In the early 60's my family owned a CONOCO station on a corner of one of the busiest intersections for a couple of miles with each corner having its own station.
ReplyDeleteWe had gas wars all the time... the bane of our existence. Lowest price I can remember 12.9 cents/gal.
There was an intersection in our neighborhood that had a station on all 4 corners. 19 cents was common. I ran out of gas on my Honda 90, found a penny on the street and a pennys worth of gas got me five miles to home.
DeleteI had an Exxon service station franchise with a Shell station right across the street. We were friendly and usually kept things pretty civil on fuel prices, each going up and down with the market and staying within a penny of each other.
ReplyDeleteBut every couple of months I would sneak into work at 5 AM and drop my price of self serve regular unleaded (we still had a full service island and a leaded regular in those days) to six or seven cents below his and leave it there until he called me yelling, usually around 10 when he finally figured out why we were so busy and he was dead as a doornail. Fun times.
1947 Ford I think
ReplyDeleteWhen I started driving "legally" in 1959 it was about 28 cents a gallon and gas wars dropped it to about 24 cents, but I got H&S Green stamps and an occasional plate or glass.
ReplyDeleteThe lowest I can recall is 18.9 cents in 1969 just north of Philly. It was usually around 22.9 or so back then.
ReplyDeleteBut then, I just KNEW that if I ever got a job that paid $5 an hour I'd be set for life. That turned out to be not the case.
.13 cents/gal. 1971, St. James, Mo.
ReplyDeleteYou live in Phelps county..?County..??
DeleteBiggskye in Missouri
What I see now as some multi-station corners, is blatant collusion on prices.
ReplyDeleteI remember those. Loved them.
ReplyDeleteWhen my father was stationed in Japan in the late 50's, gasoline on base was $0.13 per gallon.
ReplyDelete15 cents!? That’s outrageous! This country is going to the dogs.
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ReplyDeleteThat's a station on Rt-66 that is currently a souvenir shop and historical display in Ash Grove, Mo. It's called the Gay Parita Filling Station and Garage.
In the past big oil companies competed with each other. Now they collude with each other.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget the federal, state and local governments taxing the heck out gasoline and other petroleum products.
ReplyDeleteI remember when High Test was like 57 Cents!! When the gas got too almost a dollar a gallon.......I was going to sell my trucks n my Harley Pan and Shovel.....wasnt gonna pay $1 a gallon..........Well walking didnt work to good......Soooo here I am payin $4 plus for gas :/
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