Is all gasoline unleaded now? I miss the smell of the old "regular lead gas". Is it only a memory?

Question

It would be nice if someone had pints for sale to reminisce on the "good ol' days" of that wonderful smell.

ST GUIDO, let's pretend I was 70 yrs old. Did your parents raise you to be so disrespectful to the elderly? For the record, I'm in my 30's.

Answer 1

Of course leaded gasoline still exists. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply uninformed.

For example: It's used in race cars. We run our race car on alcohol, but others run leaded gasoline.

Answer 2

I remember it & I'm 33. My mom had a 69 light yellow Mustang. We had to go to Mobil for gas as it was the only station selling leaded gas. Before she decided to sell it, she had to have it overhauled to run on unleaded gas. Thankfully, it didn't cost a small fortune since a friend of the family who owned an auto repair shop did it after hours. My mom paid part of it cash & worked the rest off by babysitting his 2 kids twice a month for a few months.

Answer 3

All gasoline in this country is unleaded. As for the smell, try hanging out at truck stops. Diesel has a similar smell in large enough quantities. It's either that or all the truckers before they get their showers done!

((NOTE: Truckers: sorry for the knock, your livelihood prevents showering on a regular schedule if you have long ditance routes and I know you must be relieved to put into a stop that has shower facilites.)

Answer 4

unfortunately all fuel is unleaded these days due to the large amounts of emissions generated by regular; however, some of the early muscle cars, and vintage machines require regular gas to run properly. So, those folks who own these types of vehicles, can go to places such as NAPA and buy the lead additive to beef up the unleaded to regular standards, so, if you really need a fix, head on over to your local NAPA and they should be able to fix you up. Hope this helps ya out. Sincerely, T.M.

Answer 5

yep. had a 1951 Chevy Fleetline sedan. It took leaded gas. So...one bottle of lead additive for every tank of gas.
of course with the exhaust it put out no wonder people locked themselves in a garage and ran a hose from the tailpipe into the car. Deader than a doornail in a matter of minutes.

Answer 6

American gas has a lead substitute in it. as of last year terry's e-z go on the corner of Broadway and Mather in green bay Wisconsin still had regular leaded gas. but in general the cars still on the road that use it are very few and people with those vehicles can get leaded supplement at auto shops.

Answer 7

Leaded fuel isn't used in the US in pollution controlled cars because the lead coats the catalytic converter and O2 sensors. You'll still find it in some racing and aviation applications where emissions aren't taken into consideration.

Answer 8

Go to an old antique auto junk yard Im sure you'll find some leaded fuel there,,if theres any left from evaporation

Answer 9

That's funny- the answer are you 70? I'm in my 40s -- I remember that smell too. I wasn't a baby either.

Answer 10

That is a strange nostalgia, but I can dig it :)

I'm pretty sure it's impossible to get leaded gasoline anymore.

Was leaded gasoline good for huffing the fumes?