Gasoline - 19.2 cents/gallon

[nhawlman]

I pumped Gas at an Atlantic station in 1953.
I think the price was 19.2 cents a gallon, and then increased to 19.5 cents.

Down the street was an Amoco station.
Their Regular was called "White Gas".
It looked like water and smelled different than Atlantic.

I was told it was "No-lead".
Sportsmen burned it in Coleman Lanterns and Camp Stoves.
It cost a penny or two more than Atlantic Regular.

Happy New Year,
Nevin

 

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[stihlatit]

Their Regular was called "White Gas".


Also known as Naptha.

 

[whatsnext]

Their Regular was called "White Gas".


Also known as Naptha.

Here in the States 'white gas' does not equal 'naptha'. It's much closer to unleaded regular. We put our 'naptha' into our Zippo lighters. I always thought it was funny that the Brits call kerosene parafin which we use to wax our tobogans not fuel our stoves.
John..

 

[WRW]

I pumped Gas at an Atlantic station in 1953.
I think the price was 19.2 cents a gallon, and then increased to 19.5 cents.

Down the street was an Amoco station.
Their Regular was called "White Gas".
It looked like water and smelled different than Atlantic.

I was told it was "No-lead".
Sportsmen burned it in Coleman Lanterns and Camp Stoves.
It cost a penny or two more than Atlantic Regular.

Happy New Year,
Nevin

Those sportsmen must have confused Coleman "white gas" with American Oil Company "white gas". Very dangerous...

The high test American was the "white" gasoline. It was the only unleaded at the time. It was quite popular for lawn mowers...less tendency to foul plugs and valves. 101 octane...before they started averaging research octane and mechanical octane.