5100 cents 2200/22=100 100*51 cents = 5100 cents
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in 1960 was: $.31 cents.In 1960 in my area of W-Ky it was selling on average for around 22 cents per gallon.
Regular 17 - 19 cents a gallon High test 22 - 27 cents a gallon
So I guess it was 12 1/2 cents per gallon. At least in CanadaMonthly FeatureFebruary 1999White Rose and Red Seal Gasoline price signs for visible gas pumps - circa 1928.Canadian law ruled taxes must be shown separately .Gasoline Pricesor "The good old days"View this article in conjunction with the new "GASOLINE" page* We don't have to make good excuses --- We make good gasoline *(1916 advertisement)* White Rose Gasoline sells for more per gallonand is worth more than it sells for ** White Rose Costs Less Per Mile *canadian Oil Companies Limited didn't hide the fact that their gasoline cost more per gallon than the competition's--- indeed they actively promoted the difference. For many years White Rose Gasoline sold for 3 cents more per gallon than the competitions.They were proud of their quality and reputation."18 Reasons Why" , a 1926 pamphlet similar in size to an En-Ar-Co Oil News booklet ,dealt exclusively with the reasons White Rose Gasoline was the better bargain.Perhaps those weren't reasons enough, for later that same year the company saw the need for a second grade of gasoline -----Red Seal Gasoline was introduced "at the same price as (the competetions) regular".The company was very careful never to call it a regular gasoline --- instead issued this description: " Red Seal Gasoline --- manufactured for those motorists who wish to purchase a medium price gasoline "Advertising in May 1932 shows the premium for White Rose Gasoline drops to 2 cents per gallonBy August 1932 , ads now read "White Rose Gasoline cost no more than regular gasoline"---againcareful never to imply it a 'regular' gasoline.Sample pricesI cannot often quote actual retail gasoline prices, instead will show you a few examples of dealer cost, taken from company to dealer invoices in my collection. Keep in mind to include the dealer markupand the gasoline tax . The prices shown , correct on a given date , but may not accurately reflect theyears average price.1901 "gasoline" --- 6 cents per gallon --- no tax1909 White Rose Gasoline --- 15 1/2 cents per gallon --- no tax1919 White Rose Gasoline --- 39 cents per gallon ---no tax yet !1926 White Rose Gasoline --- 43 cents per gallon retail --- tax included(the location of this station in Jarrow, Alberta , may reflect in this price)1935 ---Government ( Ontario prov.) gasoline tax is 6 cents per gallon.Remains there until the spring of 1939.1939 White Rose Gasoline ---14 cents + 8 cents tax per gallon + dealer markupWhite Rose No-Knock ---16 " " " " " " " "White Rose Ethyl ---18 " " " " " " " "1942 White Rose Gasoline --- 24 cents per gallon + 11 cents taxesRed Seal Gasoline ---15 1/2 cents + 11 cents tax per gallon + dealer markup( Ont. Provincial tax remains @ 8cents but also a new 3 cent federal tax)1943 Red Seal Gasoline ----16 1/2 cents + 11 cents tax per gallon + dealer markupWhite Rose No-Knock ----18 " " " " " " " "White Rose Ethyl ----20 " " " " " " " "1947 White Rose No-Knock --- 17 cents + 11 cents per tax gallon + dealer markupWhite Rose Ethyl --- 19 " " " " " " " "1951 White Rose No-Knock --- August retail price is 27 cents per gallon + 11 cents taxWhite Rose Ethyl --- " " " " 29 " " " " " "1952 White Rose No-Knock ---22-2/10 cents+ 11 cents tax per gallon + dealer markupWhite Rose Ethyl ---24-2/10 " " " " " " " "1953 NEWWhite Rose Gasoline ---23-1/10 cents+11 cents tax per gallon + dealer markup (Dec.)White Rose ULTRA ---25-1/10 " " " " " " " "1957 White Rose ULTRA ---January retail price 44.9 cents per gallon including tax1960 White Rose ULTRA --- March retail price 45 cents per gallon including tax1961 White Rose "Gasoline" ---February retail price 37.6 cents per gallon including taxA local dealer's markup was 5 cents per gallon in 1939. Interesting to me was the fact that the company provided the financing for him to build a station and start in business . This mortgage ,with 5% interest, was repaid monthly at one cent per gallon sold, billed directly on his gasoline invoices at time of delivery.I wonder if one could get that deal today?I also have a copy of another locals contract with Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. for the following equipment necessary to gointo the gasoline business in 1935:1-Clearvision gaspump #10-- -----$65.001-250 gallon tank----------------- $35.00installation-------------------------$25.00$125.00It does not say if this is new or used equipment.More Power White Rose Gasoline Less Carbon
I remember in 1966 it was .25 cents a gallon. So, it was in the 60's it was .22 cents. My girlfriend had a VW and we would take our change from lunch to give her for gas.
A Volvo 244 will get about 22 miles per gallon of gasoline.
I think it is about 22 liters at 2400 psi equals one gallon of gas
In 1960 in my area of W-Ky it was selling on average for around 22 cents per gallon.
In 1960 in my area of W-Ky it was selling on average for around 22 cents per gallon.
31 cents per half gallon delivered (probably a wholesale price) http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/CT1970p1-06.pdf
0.61 cents as at 22 October. It was at .76 earlier in the year. 0.61 cents as at 22 October. It was at .76 earlier in the year.
.22 cents per gallon in 1950 dollars. That would be around $1.00 in todays money.