Originally Posted by cudaman1969
Back in1970 this dude that was hanging out at the car spots had a 69 Charger RT claimed he got 18-19 on highway. Claimed he worked for Chrysler and was some type of engineer from Detroit area. Never thought much about what he said until now. Gas millage didn’t mean much then when 260 was $.36 a gallon.



Just as a point of reference, that $0.36 per gallon in 1970 is now the equivalent of $2.84 per gallon today.

So, not as much of a difference between then and now as you would first think.