Canada considered conserving oil with gasoline rationing stamps in 1979. While it never put the stamps into circulation, economist Peter Tertzakian said the proofs are a reminder that anything can happen in an oil shortage ... .
NASCAR was a well-kept southern secret until a massive snowstorm trapped the Eastern Seaboard indoors on Feb. 18, 1979 — the day of the first-ever live, flag-to-flag national broadcast ... MORE ... .
Today’s Top Pick is a 1979 Cessna TR182 Skylane... This 1979 Cessna TR182 has 2,746 hours on the airframe and 460 hours since overhaul on its turbocharged Lycoming O-540 engine, which has a 2,000-hour TBO.