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Meh. I drove through the local Chevrolet dealership for the first time in over 20 years and saw prices on USED trucks that were higher than what I paid for my house.
That was a eye opener.
For clarity I will state I bought the house 35 years ago when Delano was still a small farming town.Mono mind in a stereo world
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Originally posted by bob40 View PostMeh. I drove through the local Chevrolet dealership for the first time in over 20 years and saw prices on USED trucks that were higher than what I paid for my house.
That was a eye opener.
For clarity I will state I bought the house 35 years ago when Delano was still a small farming town.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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My Dad's uncle Mark had one almost like that, but a lighter shade of green. He'd come to the farm to visit grandma and I remember that car well. One time the glove box door had fallen off and he asked Dad if he could fix it. The screws had fallen out (we found them laying somewhere in the car).
The last Pinto's were made in 1980 and I don't think I have seen one one the road as a driver since about 1990 at least. I think the reason this one has "value" over what its condition would otherwise have as just a old cheap car is the Pinto is somewhat of a icon in a sense and the bursting into flames "reputation" it got in the media put it into the public consciousness. There cannot be too many of these left in minty shape as was said they were used up and tossed.
I would wonder if a similar condition Ford Escort wagon or Chevy Cavalier or a early K car, etc would ever bring such a price as those don't seem to every have gotten any notoriety in the media, etc.
Jeff in ND
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Originally posted by Jeff_H View PostI would wonder if a similar condition Ford Escort wagon or Chevy Cavalier or a early K car, etc would ever bring such a price as those don't seem to every have gotten any notoriety in the media, etc.
I would have thought the ONLY Pinto that would ever carry any value would have to be the short-lived 1978-79 'Cruisin' Wagon' with the round heavy-tint rear quarter porthole windows.
Craig
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When I was a kid, I set the price to mow a normal sized lot to the price of an AMT or Revell plastic model kit. When I started in about 1974, that was $2.50. Soon had to move to $3.50 after the first year. That included the 5% Sales Tax at the time, which I passed along to my customers back then. Every 4th or 5th lawn paid for fuel.
I paid almost $30 for the last Round 2 AMT kit I bought this year. 1953 Studebaker 3 in 1. One of the first models I built back then.
$30K is the price of the average new sedan now. That may give some insight into how people with a shorter frame of reference process prices on old cars now.
If there's still a kid push mowing lawns for old ladies, I hope he's getting $30 per lawn or more. I paid a mowing service $75 each time to mow my Dad's acre lot before we sold the house in 2017 after his passing. Only mature professionals were available today. I would have charged $15 in the old days.
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