Memories of the Kennedy years

[Benzadmiral]

Hello, all,

I'm doing some research for a story I'm writing, which is set in New Orleans in 1962. Now I was only 9 back then, and so my memories are a little limited and dim (for instance, I *do not* remember the Cuban Missile Crisis at all). Naturally I've checked various nostalgia websites such as Mr. PopHistory, and they've been helpful in building the story's background.

I thought I'd ask those of you who were around back then your memories of the time (especially prices such as gasoline, airfares, rents, etc.), including any involving MBs. For example, the first MB I ever saw outside a movie was one parked on the streets of my native French Quarter ca. 1963. I know now it was a fintail, in blue-grey with deeply contoured leather (or MB-Tex?) seats in tan. Very striking car, especially among all the Chevies, Fords, and Cadillacs. There weren't many foreign cars at all, except for the ubiquitous VW Beetle.

How about you?