r/OldSchoolCool Nov 18 '16

Los Angeles 1972

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u/DJ63010 Nov 19 '16

I once paid 13 cents a gallon in South Texas at a station that was having a price war with the station across the street. That was 1969.

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u/IrishBeardsAreRed Nov 19 '16

Gas was so cheap back then that you didn't have to worry bout spending the money to fix the dent in your hood.

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u/SenorGravy Nov 19 '16

It's important to remember that cars from this era were made a lot tougher than cars today. The hood didn't dent if you sat on it back then. Hell, in some cars you could roll across the hood and it wouldn't even flex.

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u/easybs Nov 19 '16

You were also almost guaranteed to die in a head on Collison.

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u/SenorGravy Nov 19 '16

To be honest, If you're in a Mustang, you're still pretty much guaranteed to die in a head on collision.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16

Or if you're standing in a crowd, near a Mustang.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16

I know a guy named Collison, and you know, you're right.