Never mind the Roller, just look at those gas prices
What American motorists would give to pay $1.17 per gallon for their gasoline today. The Rolls Royce Silver Cloud was my focus of interest in this view taken at a Palm Beach gas station over a quarter a century ago, but the passage of time has made the posted prices the more resonant facet. As a Florida resident today, I am this week paying $3.49/gallon - prices have been on a rising trend. Five years ago, I paid as little as $1.69. Of course, many a British and European Flickr friend would be envious even of the latest inflated prices. America is a cheap gas country, and imposing the heavy tax rates that Brits, French and others have to pay would be a surefire vote-loser.
April 1995
Rollei 35 camera
Fujichrome 100 film.
Never mind the Roller, just look at those gas prices
What American motorists would give to pay $1.17 per gallon for their gasoline today. The Rolls Royce Silver Cloud was my focus of interest in this view taken at a Palm Beach gas station over a quarter a century ago, but the passage of time has made the posted prices the more resonant facet. As a Florida resident today, I am this week paying $3.49/gallon - prices have been on a rising trend. Five years ago, I paid as little as $1.69. Of course, many a British and European Flickr friend would be envious even of the latest inflated prices. America is a cheap gas country, and imposing the heavy tax rates that Brits, French and others have to pay would be a surefire vote-loser.
April 1995
Rollei 35 camera
Fujichrome 100 film.