Remembering 1968

[Midnight Rider]

Remembering 1968:
40 Years ago.

• Martin Luther King Assassinated In Memphis by James Earl Ray
• Robert Kennedy Assasinated by Sirhan Sirhan After Winning CA Primary
• Nixon Elected by Margin Of 500,000
• 1968 Civil Rights Act Is Passed
• Actress Jane Mansfield Killed In Auto Accident
• Viet Cong Begin Tet Offensive In Saigon

Ford Mustang Shelby GT $3,995
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 34¢

The Top 5 TV Shows were:
01 Laugh-In
02 Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.
03 Bonanza
04 Mayberry RFD
05 Family Affair

And the Top 20 Songs for the Year were:

1. Hey Jude - The Beatles
2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
3. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
4. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
5. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
6. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
7. This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert
8. Mrs. Robinson - Simon And Garfunkel
9. Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
10. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
11. Hello, I Love You - The Doors
12. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His ******* Band
13. Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
14. Harper Vally P.T.A. -Jeannie C. Riley
15. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers
16. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick
17. Young Girl - The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett
18. Those Were The Days - Hary Hopkin
19. The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Company
20. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

 

[zeppman]

Remembering 1968:
40 Years ago.

• Martin Luther King Assassinated In Memphis by James Earl Ray
• Robert Kennedy Assasinated by Sirhan Sirhan After Winning CA Primary
• Nixon Elected by Margin Of 500,000
• 1968 Civil Rights Act Is Passed
• Actress Jane Mansfield Killed In Auto Accident
• Viet Cong Begin Tet Offensive In Saigon

Ford Mustang Shelby GT $3,995
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 34¢

The Top 5 TV Shows were:
01 Laugh-In
02 Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.
03 Bonanza
04 Mayberry RFD
05 Family Affair

And the Top 20 Songs for the Year were:

1. Hey Jude - The Beatles
2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
3. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
4. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
5. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
6. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
7. This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert
8. Mrs. Robinson - Simon And Garfunkel
9. Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
10. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
11. Hello, I Love You - The Doors
12. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His ******* Band
13. Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
14. Harper Vally P.T.A. -Jeannie C. Riley
15. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers
16. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick
17. Young Girl - The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett
18. Those Were The Days - Hary Hopkin
19. The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Company
20. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

How can I rember it? I wasn't even born.

But a Shelby for under 4 Gs. That I likey.

 

[Flower]

1968 Camaro ~

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[Truckin]

Nice retro post.... but I'm crying now at the 34 cents per gallon gas. I remember it when it was 17 cents a gallon. :

 

[Odysseus]

Nothing finer than the new for 68, 2nd gen Dodge Charger.

 

[Foxhound]

The 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner was pretty fine too:

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[Odysseus]

The 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner was pretty fine too:

Indeed it was Foxhound.

 

[Flower]

 

[Flower]

This flick was released in 1968 ~

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[ladyislingering]

I'm totally drooling over those vehicles up there.

I want one. :