http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/
Yes, gas was cheap in those years. Average US wage was about $1300 a year as well and people worked about 15 hours more a week than they do now. They also spent about 35% of their income on food as opposed to be about 5-7% today.
The number of people who owned cars was also a lot less and oil was a lot cheaper to produce back then.
Get a clue.
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