I was going through some old newspaper articles on Google News Search today, and it occurred to me to check and see what used cars were around when I got my driver's license, and how much they would have cost.
The paper is from Eugene, OR, because that just happened to be the paper I was looking at. For the date, I picked one in July, 1970 which is the month and year I got my license.
Just look at some of the stuff that's rare and expensive now, and how much I could have paid for it back then (if I actually lived in Eugene, OR).
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In 1970 someone was selling an SS 396 Chevelle for $1995? Doesn't sound right...
ReplyDeleteA 1969 SS, I meant to write.
ReplyDeleteUsed cars were much cheaper back then. A car typically lost half its value in only 3 years or less. For example, in 1973 I bought a 4 year old '69 Chrysler Newport with 40K miles for $1,400, and in 1974 I bought a 10 year old '64 Chevy Impala 2dr ht with a 327 engine and 70K miles for only $300.
DeleteWhen I got the Chrysler, the same dealer had a nice red '64 Jaguar E-Type (XKE) roadster that I could have gotten for only $1,400 if my dad would have been willing to cosign for the loan. He said that I would kill myself in it (probably true) and would only cosign for the Chrysler.