On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, karl best wrote:
> This question suddenly popped into my head as I was driving down the
> freeway comparing the relative merits of today's sports cars with
> those of the MGA era. If the MGA were to be sold today, how would it
> compare -- in pricing at least -- with modern cars?
The following was lifted from ...
http://austinhealey.com
... for those of you who have not visted this site
it is a *must see* ... truly an awesome job.
1956 Consumer Price Index: 27.2
1995 Consumer Price Index: 153.7
1956 avg. after taxes pay, for year: $1,800
1995 avg. after taxes pay, for year: $20,000
'95 Price '95 Price
Model Price to CPI to income
Austin Healey 100 Six $3,195 $18,050 $35,465
The competition:
A.C. Ace-Bristol $5,550 $31,361 $61,660
Jaguar XK140 3,595 20,310 39,900
MGA 2,195 12,400 24,365
Morgan +4 2,595 14,660 28,800
Porsche 356 Speedster 3,215 18,165 35,685
Triumph TR3 2,625 14,830 29,135
larry.g.unger@lmco.com
'62 MGA 1600 MkII
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