History IF I ONLY HAD A TIME MACHINE

i wonder how much that '57 ford wagon in the back was.

 

Yep! Love to be 17 again....

 

A $335 Vicky?!!!

 

Anyone recognize the hood ornament? HRP

 

I think that's a stock radiator cap, but if you blow it way up what looks like a wing on the top of it is a reflection on the hood.

 

Hoo my. I thought the H.A.M.B. would have to do.
Once upon a time all of youth was focused on the happenings of the street.
Here is our refuge.

 

A V-8 Vicky on top of it!!!

 

Looking at young pictures of old cars makes my arthritis hurt

 

I enlarged the photo and you could very well be correct, it does look like a reflection. HRP

 

When I was 17 I could have bought a 57 chevy 2 door/6 cyl or a 57 4 dr/powerpack either one $125. Was offered a 62 vette, fresh 327, fresh paint except hood for 900. Sign me up on that time machine.

 

Let's say that picture was taken in 1934, at the height of the depression. The average American brought home less than $1000 per year in 1934. So that car would have cost 1/3 or your annual salary. If someone came up to me today and had a stock, good condition '32 V8 Vicky for sale and was asking 1/3 ($18K) of the average American's salary (~$53K), I would probably think that was a pretty good deal. Another way to think about it, Is there a 2 or 3 year old Ford car / SUV that is comparable in function to that Vicky that you would pay $18K for today???

 

As Randy Nash ( Deuce Roadster) was fond of saying, the parts he bought ten years ago are worth twice what he paid for them. HRP

" You NEVER pay too much for 1932 Ford stuff ...
You just bought it too early"

 

$ 335 for a 32 ? A person would be hard pressed to buy most any body part for that price today...

 

Agreed, '32 Ford bits are definitely good investment material.

 

Tour the Benson Ford Research Center for a tour of the 32-production line (among others) & park that time machine long enough to cart off a few of those prime examples..

 

17 cent a gallon gas, less if a gas war

 

Would my time machine have a tow bar?

 

Back in 1971, I bought this '61 Corvette for $900. 327", 4 speed. Had a blown head gasket which
I fixed for $25. Sold it two years later for a whopping $1,200.

 

Reflection ? or Pontiac cap...maybe.....neat stuff Danny, as always

 

In 1927 you could buy a new "T" roadster for 260$...Course a day's wages was lucky to be 5$....In 1934 a new grille for your Ford was 4.60$.....It was all relative to the wages of the day...

 

The cool thing about looking back is to spend your current cash you have in 2023, back in the 20’s, etc. Not comparing wages and such.
Only issue is no one in 1935 will take 2023 money. Gotta find a workaround, once that’s figured out, then build the time machine

 

Damn, I love Vicky's.

 

I would also like to drop in at Maggini Motor car company and brouse their lot and showroom. HRP

 

They're only bargains because the rear axles were noisy so they stuffed them full of bananas!

 

Maybe they did that in South Australia but here in South Carolina, U.S of A. the sly old used car dealer used saw dust! HRP

 

Today, 335.00 might get a windshield frame...

 

That still figures out to two months ' pay to buy a new car; a lot of people wish they could do that today.

 

Would love to see the 1/8 scale chassis the guy is holding in the Maggini sales photo.