Gas was only about $.25 so the break even point would have been saving 340
gal.
The high speed roads did not exist either, at least not in the midwest.
Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF587L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:23:05 -0700
> From: tjwakeman@gmail.com
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] Wanting an OD
>
> > spitlist@cox.net writes:
> > In terms of today's money, That $85.00 could be multiplied by 10. So $850
> > was substantial.
> >
>
> I was thinking that $85/month plus or minus no more than $5 was my
> parent's monthly house payment during that time. Our new 1960 Ford was
> about $2K.
>
> I have collected a number of old magazines from the late fifties and
> early '60s and the prices listed seem incredibly low. But the dollar
> bought so much more back then.
>
> To give you a better idea, I grabbed the magazine on top of the pile.
> June 1955 with the road test of the new XK140.
>
> Some adds for new cars:
>
> 2L Arnolt-Bristal $3995 for the competition model
>
> Coming soon, the new Mercedes 190SL, $3998
>
> Triumph TR2 $2499
>
> Arnolt-MG coupe $2995, convertible $3145 (badge bar $8 extra)
>
> Fiat 600 priced about $950.
>
> Panhard sports sedan, $2245 including all extras
>
> The new Jaguar XK-140 roadster, $3450, The M option (wire wheels, twin
> exhaust, 2 fog lamps, windshield washers $145 extra The MC option, as
> the M option plus special crankshaft damper, "C" type cylinder head (20
> more HP) $295 extra.
>
> Or how about some nearly new used cars from the June 1955 classified
> section:
>
> 1951 Allard J-2 with lots of racing spares $2500
>
> 1953 Aston Martin, vantage engine, immaculate $4500
>
> 1955 Austin Healey 100, less than 1000 miles, new car condition, $2400 firm
>
> 1953 Bentley Continental, perfect show room condition, low mileage, $11000
>
> 750 c BMW/Nardi competition roadster and trailer ready to race, some
> spares $2000
>
> 1955 Corvette, 4 months old, perfect shape, fully equipped, asking $2600
>
> 4.9 Ferrari roadster with lots of spares, indistinguishable from new, $8000
>
> 1954 Ferrari 4.1 America-Mexico coupe 1500 miles, excellent condition $7800
>
> 1954 Ferrari 4.5 ex-Goldschmit Finished 4th in Mexico, ready to race
$11,500
>
> 1954 Jaguar XK-120 , as new $3000
>
> 1948 Jaguar MK IV drop head coupe won third in latest C.S.C.C.
> concourse, engine overhauled with 5000 miles, $2500
>
> 1949 MGTC, 2700 miles, asking $$1100
>
> 1952 Porsche super coupe in A-1 condition $2500
>
> 1952 Riley drop head coupe, very good condition $1750
>
> And this is just a representative sample.
>
> Teriann
>
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