(May 16, 2022) Gas prices got you shaking you head and emptying your wallet? You are not alone because gas prices are now at all-time record highs. But there was a time when gas prices were reasonable. Check out this photograph taken on Sept. 24, 1945, in Detroit. Motorists are lined up for 16-cent regular and 17-cent Ethyl (premium in today's parlance). Photo from The Old Motor.