Re: best US designed car

<<<Brand new in 1936 the Cord  was selling for around $2500 while the Ford or 
Chevrolet was about $500.  >>

Just for some frame of reference.

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

  $ 500 in 1936    = $ 6,823.74 in 2004

  $ 2,500 in 1936 =  $ 34,118.71 in 2004 

Harold

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