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Old 10-03-2019, 03:49 PM   #1
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Does anyone know of a source for the original price of a 1936 ford pickup?
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Old 10-03-2019, 07:13 PM   #2
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One source I saw stated they started at $510. Would assume that is car prices.
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That would be my guess, in the $500.00 range.
A hard to come by $500.00
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Old 10-04-2019, 12:46 PM   #4
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I found this, listing the original price of the Model 50 at $480.

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1935...-Pickup/Values.

I do inflation by the gold standard. Gold in '35 was $20 per oz, it's now (as of today) $1510.

480 / 20 = 24 oz. 24 oz X 1510 = $36,240

The current MSRP for a 2019, F150 is $32,800
https://www.car-buying-strategies.co...50-prices.html

But you get a lot more in 2019 for your $ but, 24 oz of gold in 1935, was still a lot of money.

My dad bought a new '39 Ford Deluxe, tudor for $680, as I remember.

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I used the wrong year but, the price didn't change from 35 to 36:
https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1936...-Pickup/Values

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Old 10-04-2019, 04:41 PM   #5
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In 57 a Ford PU with 6 cyl, 4 spd was 1300, I had one.
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Old 10-04-2019, 06:53 PM   #6
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American Light Duty Trucks says: Series 67, Model 830, 1/2T pickup was $480 base price new.
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Old 10-04-2019, 07:17 PM   #7
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Thanks all.
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Old 10-05-2019, 08:56 AM   #8
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You are not going to buy anything in gold. Today's price for $480 is about $9,000.
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Old 10-05-2019, 09:27 AM   #9
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That may be but, it doesn't change the fact, that it took 24 oz of gold, to buy a new Ford PU, in 1936.
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Old 10-05-2019, 09:35 AM   #10
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I must correct myself! The price of gold was $35 per oz, in 1936.

That makes $480 worth 13.71 oz of gold and $20,700 at today's gold price.
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Old 10-06-2019, 01:47 PM   #11
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I happen to have an original Salesman Handbook with notes from the Salesman.
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Old 10-07-2019, 01:12 PM   #12
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That's a great find, Norm!
I would love to see a few more pages
I believe the first column is FOB price and assume the second column is delivered but, I can't make out what the word is at the top of the column.
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