The average price of a gallon of regular leaded gasoline in:
I bought my first car in 1965 and gas was .18 to .21 per gallon.
The average price of a gallon of regular leaded gasoline in 1965 was $.31 cents.
The average price of a gallon of regular leaded gasoline in 1965 was $.31 cents.
About 20 cents
The US average in 1965 was 30 cents per gallon. That would be about $2.24 per gallon in today's dollars (2014).
The US national average retail gasoline price hovered around 25 cents per gallon in 1947 and 1948 when prices were 23 cents and 26 cents per gallon, respectively. The first year that gasoline in the US averaged more than $1.00 per gallon was 1981 @$1.19/gallon
The US average in 1965 was 30 cents per gallon. That would be about $2.24 per gallon in today's dollars (2014).
In 1968, the US national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was 34 cents - equivalent to about $2.13 per gallon in 2010.
The average price of a barrel of crude oil in 1965 was $2.86
29.9 cents per gallon for regular, 33.9 for premium. There were "gas wars" (price wars between neighboring stations) from time to time that would drop that to 19 cents. This was full service. Self service hadn't made an appearance yet, at least most places. Full service meant they cleaned the windshield and back window, checked the oil and water, sometimes brake and transmission fluid, sometimes the tire pressure. Almost always said thank you. Today you pay $3.39/gallon and don't even get the thank you.
1965
Sue Price was born in 1965.