During WWII, my maternal grandfather was limited to 3 gallons a week.
During the war both of my grandfathers could get gas and tires-—it depended on your job. One was an oil company executive and one worked for an electric utility.
The eastern US had worse fuel shortages in 1942, especially the first half of the year due to U-boats sinking so many tankers. Dumbass bastard Ernest King refused to institute a decent convoy system because the Atlantic Fleet “did not have enough destroyers”. At the time of Pearl Harbor the AF had 71 in commision.
The British were pulling their hair out trying to get convoying started by King. The Kriegsmarine enjoyed the Happy Time though, in six months they bagged over 400 ships.
One result of the sinkings was the construction of the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines across the Mississippi carrying oil to the East instead of having to rely only on tankers and railcars.
On a different note, the 1805 farmhouse my dad rented in the 1960s in Suffolk, England had running water, a kitchen and a bedroom converted into a bathroom. The bathroom and electricity were put in during the 1920s.
No heat though, except for coal fireplaces and kerosene units.
Not having a washing machine is just stupid.