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Old 06-04-2012, 02:19 PM
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But considering 100 octane was in use by civil operators in Britain before 1939
Yes it was....

It actually was available pretty early. Problem was there was not way to make it in quantity or economically.

It was about 2 dollars a gallon in 1939 while 87 Octane was ~.15 cents a gallon.