AV8ORJWC
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1149 Location: Aurora, Oregon "Home of VANS"
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Lyc Knockoff 92 octane compatible |
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Gas wars in 1964-67 drove Regular (84 octane) down to 0.19 then would
rise back to $0.25 - 0.29. Avgas Red 80 was 0.50 per US gallon. That
was still the era of a '48 Ford with Flat head V-8. The Arab Oil crisis
of 1973 (for getting soundly thumped by the Israelis) started the rise.
I can remember when a 0.03 (10%)rise would invoke threats of death at
the pump. 10% swings now only flush out political parties each few
years.
The Glass balls were still spinning in Richfield pumps until 1958.
In 1990, I was still able to get a tanker full of Purple 115-135 Warbird
avgas into Denver. Now you have to smuggle a 5 gallon Blitz can into
Reno in September.
John C.
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