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I was going through a box of parts from an old family friend and found a new timer. Me being on the younger side I was wondering how many remember these low prices Ben

A bit over 6 hours pay at my first job!

That is what most T guys expect to pay now.

Twelve dollars was 8 hours of pay at my first job as an 18 year old auto mechanic. I did brakes, clutches, valve jobs etc.
The boss did oil changes and exhaust work in the pit, which I hated to work in. After a short time after high school, I went on to other work

Art Mirtes

I remember the low prices, as well as the low salaries even for a good paying job. At the time I worked for the Government, US Army Weapons Command. Our goal was to someday reach the max salary level, GS-15, which required Congressional approval.
Have a few old catalogs from suppliers in Quincy Illinois
"Standard Auto Parts" owner Ernie Hemmings --
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"Townsand Automotive" owner Elvin Townsand

Is it the dark brown New Day? I think those were the best ones. I had a later grey case version which wasn’t as good but it did work for a while.

It is one of the dark brown ones. I might try it at some point. I have a new day on one of my cars that’s been on it since I bought it and it runs well.

This is what Scandinavia Bands cost in 1963.

That's a legit question Steve !

A visit to Disneyland these days for a family of four will be a $1000.00 and up these days. Hadn’t been and so I’ve been told.

Les Schubert wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:14 pm

A bit over 6 hours pay at my first job!

A bit over 12 hours pay ($.90 per hour) at my first job at a Woolworth's 5 and 10 cents store in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts in 1960.

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:31 am

I do not buy candy bars. I refuse to pay a dollar or more for something I used to get for a nickel.
When I was 14 I worked Saturdays for a mowing service. For my twelve hour day I got $3.
The Sunday matinee at the Lomita Theater was 25¢.
A bottle of pop was a dime.
A cheap burger at Ken's drive-in was 15¢.
A real burger with the works at the local mom & pop stand was 25¢.
Disneyland admission was 50¢ for kids, $1 for adults.
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Steve, you’re either a good bit younger that my Mom (born 1935) or from a more expensive location (she was from rural Georgia) or both. She said her allowance was 25 cents per week for helping her Dad on the farm. The Saturday matinee was 9 cents, and coke and popcorn were a nickel each, leaving her 6 cents change.

...you’re either a good bit younger that my Mom (born 1935)...

Yep, she has a few years on me. I'm only 80. I was also in California. The coasts have always been more expensive than the Midwest and South. When I moved to Kansas my car insurance dropped by 50%.

Where I was Cokes went up from a nickel in the late forties. The new price was 7¢. They put a little can on the front of the machine. You were supposed to put a nickel in the slot and get your Coke, and drop 2¢ in the can. It seems a lot of people "forgot"about the 2¢. It wasn't long before the machine was changed to take dimes.

If you can believe it, my car insurance went UP when I moved from California to Michigan. It has moderated somewhat since the requirement for medical coverage for the life of the victim was removed.

Wonder why those linings aren't for years before 1919.

Those are electric transmission bands, Steve. Not for those early non-electric cars.

In 1938 my parents and I went to Brownsville Tx. for about 3 months I was close to 5 but remember it rather well. When we got home one person asked how can you afford to do that? Dad said I can't afford not too gas is 9 cents a gallon, 20 dollars takes us down and back food is cheaper there and I don't have to buy coal for heat and there is no work to here anyway. Rudy