[Steely Tom]

Not really sure I'd call Modesto (the town George Lucas grew up in and based the movie on) should be called a suburb; I think it was more of an agricultural community at the time, like Davenport, Iowa.

And $.60/gal for gasoline is about the same price as it is now, if you allow for inflation.

[Captain Peter Blood]

gasoline in 1962 would have been about $0.30 a gallon.

[Dilbert San Diego]

True, Modesto is too far away from LA or SF to be considered a suburb of anything. Even today, it’s still largely centered around agriculture, isn’t it? It’s the biggest city for many miles around, in a largely rural area.

[PhiloBedo]

My thought...exactly.