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Originally Posted by theducks
I got some 35 cent ones from the 60's. and a huge part of my collection is under $2. Then prices went crazy (and I am allowing tat word count doubled for today's offerings)
back in 55 a RCA 19" (round tube) color TV was ~$700 (you had to watch Bonnaza in a darkened room as the Red's were weak). Today Walmart will sell you a 65" flat panel for that amount. OTOH Cars were cheap In 1970 I bought a new Datsun sports car for 2K. Today, a similar Nissan would be 27K+
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But cars are better built now days. Most vehicles sold in the "60s and '70s would barely make 100K miles without an engine rebuild. Now they can easily make 200K or 300K with preventive maintenance like oil changes. I bought a 1973 Nova, brand new, for $2,800.00, the list was $3,800.00. I rebuilt the engine at 130,000 miles and sold it in 1989.
Apache