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WinkyDink

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10. "Once purchased for just $7,500, the 1967 Shelby Cobra..." In 1967, average INCOME was $7,300!! SEE:
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:36 AM
Mar 2017
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1967.html


Cost of Living 1967
How Much things cost in 1967

Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.78%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.7%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 905
Average Cost of new house $14,250.00
Average Income per year $7,300.00

Average Monthly Rent $125.00
Gas per Gallon 33 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,750.00
Movie Ticket $1.25
Polaroid Camera History$50.00
Parker Pen Set $11.95
The Federal Minimum Wage is increased to $1.40 an hour
Its the elusive 426/425hp convertible Hemi version they only made 11 of them.... Historic NY Mar 2017 #1
The cars that fetch 7 figures are extremely rare Major Nikon Mar 2017 #4
Great to have a true aficianado True Dough Mar 2017 #5
A few years ago a Hemi Cuda convertible hit $3.5 million Major Nikon Mar 2017 #2
Hell hath no Fury like a Plymouth. longship Mar 2017 #3
I had 500 shares of Apple bought in 1998 for $38 each DFW Mar 2017 #6
I looked at buying Apple for $27. right about that time. mnhtnbb Mar 2017 #7
Oh, yes I do! DFW Mar 2017 #8
I got out of my way on eBay mnhtnbb Mar 2017 #13
I still have my now-12 shares of Amazon from way back! I had the vision but not the cash! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #19
I had a 69 Baracuda coupe. I bought it around 1986 logosoco Mar 2017 #9
"Once purchased for just $7,500, the 1967 Shelby Cobra..." In 1967, average INCOME was $7,300!! SEE: WinkyDink Mar 2017 #10
Yes, context is everything True Dough Mar 2017 #11
I got out of college in 1971, and my starting salary as a teacher was $6,700! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #16
At least you didn't True Dough Mar 2017 #17
Haha! No, no HBO. I was never good with chemistry, anyway. ;-) WinkyDink Mar 2017 #18
You and me both! True Dough Mar 2017 #20
I can't pronounce Baccarruda... KatyMan Mar 2017 #12
They look pretty as hell in the drive way...but please don't drive them.. Tikki Mar 2017 #14
Friend of mine had one back in mid '70's benld74 Mar 2017 #15
One of my friends in high school had a 71 'Cuda hard top OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #21
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