And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Nope, and that's a shame. At least we had it for a while. Those of us who lived through the era are indeed lucky, and should you still own one even luckier.
I've got a 58 Olds Super Holiday 88 2 door hardtop with the J2 package that I bought back in the late 80's with plans to restore it. Haven't gotten around to it yet and my time has about run out.
You didn't say mfg cost, you said selling cost. Regardless, inflation negatively affects the entire market and that was the point. But back then women and minorities were under represented in the market place so todays prices make it worthwhile, from a communist perspective.
No, first sentence is "Imagine how much cheaper it is to build cars today versus back then." But to clarify, my opinion is that the difference between cost and price back then was not as much as it is today as a percentage. The car mfgrs are cleaning up. Especially GM who took all the bailout money and invested it expanding operations in China. The then CEO of GM is on youtube detailing it all out. All R&D went to China, 7 of 10 GM vehicles come from out of country. What is assembled here is made with mostly out of country parts. The last top 10 made in America parts and labor vehicles only had two American vehicles on the list - F150 #1, Corvette # 10, all the rest were 'foreign cars'.
Nope, and that's a shame. At least we had it for a while. Those of us who lived through the era are indeed lucky, and should you still own one even luckier.
ReplyDeleteThe Olds oozes class and sex in one tail light and Chrome bumper. It's an aesthetic appeal today's Millennials will never understand or appreciate.
ReplyDeleteThe cars of that era were works of art.
ReplyDeleteAmerican design and engineering at it's finest.
I've got a 58 Olds Super Holiday 88 2 door hardtop with the J2 package that I bought back in the late 80's with plans to restore it. Haven't gotten around to it yet and my time has about run out.
ReplyDeleteGet to work Al, don't lose the opportunity to have that wonderful piece of history.
DeleteImagine how much cheaper it is to build cars today versus back then. And what are they selling for today? And kids things have never been better.
ReplyDeleteThe inflation calculator says that $5,000 in 1958 is $46,203.11 today
DeleteThat's retail. Does not apply directly to mfg cost.
DeleteYou didn't say mfg cost, you said selling cost. Regardless, inflation negatively affects the entire market and that was the point. But back then women and minorities were under represented in the market place so todays prices make it worthwhile, from a communist perspective.
DeleteNo, first sentence is "Imagine how much cheaper it is to build cars today versus back then."
DeleteBut to clarify, my opinion is that the difference between cost and price back then was not as much as it is today as a percentage. The car mfgrs are cleaning up. Especially GM who took all the bailout money and invested it expanding operations in China. The then CEO of GM is on youtube detailing it all out. All R&D went to China, 7 of 10 GM vehicles come from out of country. What is assembled here is made with mostly out of country parts. The last top 10 made in America parts and labor vehicles only had two American vehicles on the list - F150 #1, Corvette # 10, all the rest were 'foreign cars'.
The mfgrs are raking it in.
Last top 10 that I looked at... Don't bother with that stuff anymore.
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Design? Maybe?
ReplyDeleteEngineering? Nope!
How so?
DeleteOldsmobile must have had their own chromium mine in Africa.
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