Flashback to 1973

Pretty cool thanks for the ride down memory lane

 

I"m surprised it's still legible.

I practically can't read anything I've got f rom the 90's.

Too bad we can't get trucks that cheap these days.

 

1980 Freightliner 400 Cummings, 13 speed, conventional with 42” sleeper was around $51,000

 

The heck of it is when you bought a new truck like that you turn the key and run and run and run and run dependably day in and day out year after year with no problems except maintenance... Unlike the overpriced plastic junk of today.

 

back in them days its just starting to come out of the cab over age, heck they even started using power steering, miss those old rules

 

Actually the money has inflated. I remember very well what 10 dollars or a 100 could buy in the early 70's or the invoice price on my two ford V8's one was 3200 and the other 4100 with factory air. I might still have those back on the east coast in papers.

Uncle used to take us through a number of sale lots of trucks and occasionally talk price as well. I was too young to comprehend then what particulars.

4 Bedroom houses were around 24000 such as the one we lived in and so on. And the wages also were much smaller as well. I think the most expensive outrageous thing you could buy was a Mark 4 car, those were more expensive than the English Rolls at that time.

 

My new 4300 Eagle in early 1977 the day I brought it home from the dealer. NTC 350 Cummins,RTO-12513. Was just a little over $39k,total,traded in my 1969 CO4070A. Still in the bias tube rubber,round headlite days.

 

Interesting staff!
What was a driver pay back then... 7 c per mile? Was it easy to get a semi truck job?

 

Condon was a good dealer ....they are I state now and in a new location in souix city .