Those Were The Days

[Rocco S.]

A friend of mine sent me this old Corvette ad. On the bottom it's hand written Dec, 14, 1967. Those were the days.

[Roger W.]

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Too bad you couldn't have bought those cars with today's dollars. Back then I think I was making around $7000/year.

[Keith W.]

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Fyi - guys

Amount

Adjusted for inflation, $7,000.00 in 1967 is equal to $52,451.91 in 2018.
Annual inflation over this period was 4.03%.

[Ed S.]

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One big block, a new '67; 6 used small blocks listed. Interesting ratio - wonder if the SBs were traded in for new BBs.

[Jeffrey S.]

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According to the CPI Inflation Calculator, $3150 for the '66 Blue Convertible equates to $23,637.62 as of October 2018.
Jeff

[Jack H.]

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According to the CPI Inflation Calculator, $3150 for the '66 Blue Convertible equates to $23,637.62 as of October 2018.
Jeff

I'll take it!!!

[Gary R.]

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I know, you can't even get a truck for $23k now

[Mike B.]

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I would love to know what the 2 yellow 365hp '65 convertibles had as options. They were 2 gems for sure!

Ray Boyle's Corvette Village is still in business after all these years! Was in Raytown just outside of Kansas City, MO. Now close by near Shawnee, KS. Did a search and came up with the old ad below and lots of photos of his business. Gonna check it out if I'm ever out that way.

Mike

[Jeffrey S.]

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I know, you can't even get a truck for $23k now

You are absolutely correct and a new Corvette would be more than double that. The average truck today lists for over $50,000 and there are some that list for over $100,000. But look what you would get for the money in a new Corvette- there are too many safety, performance, and technology features to even list so we are not comparing apples to apples. But it is a fun discussion.
Jeff

[Mark D.]

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Great ad, Jeff!
Thnx for posting.

[Mark H.]

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Back when a young guy truly could afford to get a Corvette. Not sure what the sales tax was there, but I lived in South Dakota then, sales tax was 3%. So at $3,800 + tax and the usual dealer bs, the total price would probably come in somewhere around $4,200 maybe $4,300. Put $1,000 down or get that much for your trade-in and a 36 month loan would probably have payments a little more than $100 a month. Just about anybody could swing that.

[Don H.]

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But the insurance for a young guy with a Corvette was another $100 a month. That was a deal breaker for most.

[Dominic B.]

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Not to mention the dating budget for the girlfriend

[Patrick B.]

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But the insurance for a young guy with a Corvette was another $100 a month. That was a deal breaker for most.

The solution for that was to have a beater to drive to work. The insurance for a Corvette as a second car was reasonable even for a twenty two year old. Now I have a low mileage 70 LT-1 that has never been my principal ride.

[Don H.]

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A guy in his early 20s in the 60s -70s who owned two cars? Not me nor anyone I knew. My parents didn't own two cars. Wouldn't happen.