Anyone ever convert their window sticker to today's dollars? Did this, and got a few eye popping surprises.
My 1969 car was built in November 1968. $1.00/1968 equals $6.72/2013 (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Check out the $900 radio and the $430 wire wheel covers. Those covers were stolen in 1969, a few months after I got the car, and they were so expensive (just imagine the parts counter price) I just replaced them with much cheaper used Plymouth imitation mag wheel hub caps. I thought the imitation mags looked as good or better. Wire wheels looked good in the sales brochure but just didn't look right on a muscle car anyway.
This car for a little over $27,000 sounds like a pretty good deal now.
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Window sticker in 2013 dollars:
BARRACUDA 2DR. HARDTOP COUPE 8 CYL. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT ARE STANDARD ON THIS MODEL: VINYL TRIM, CIGAR LIGHTER, DUAL HORNS, BUCKET SEATS, FRONT AIR FOAM SEAT CUSHION.
$18,567.36
D6G LUXURY BUCKET SEATS VINYL.
$0
A53 FORMULA S PACKAGE INCLUDES, HIGH PERF. ENG./340 CID/, DUAL EXHAUSTS & CHROME EXH. TIPS, H.D. SUSP. PKG., FIRM RIDE SHOCK ABS., RED STREAK TIRES, FORMULA S MEDALLION, ENGINE PLAQUE, RADIATOR GRILLE-BLACK, HD. WHEELS, REAR DECK APPLIQUE-BLACK.
$1,251.94
A62 RALLYE CLUSTER GROUP INCLUDES TRIP ODOMETER, 150 MPH SPEEDOMETER & WOOD GRAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL.
$42.34
A86 INTERIOR DECOR GROUP INCLUDES, LUXURY BUCKET SEATS, WOOD GRAIN DOOR AND QTR. PANEL TRIM, DOOR MAP POUCHES, BRIGHT PEDAL TRIM, RR. ARM REST AND ASH REC.
$626.98
C16 CONSOLE.
$358.51
D21 MANUAL TRANSMISSION - 4 SPEED.
$1,262.69
D53 AXLE RATIO 3.23.
$0
E55 340 CID ENGINE 8 CYL 4BBL.
$0
G11 TINTED GLASS.
$220.08
H51 AIR CONDITIONING.
$2,307.98
J25 VARIABLE SPEED WIPERS W/ELEC. WASHER.
$71.23
R21 RADIO-SOLID STATE AM/FM.
$906.86
S75 STEERING-FAST MANUAL.
$97.10
V6X SPORT STRIPES-BLACK.
$174.05
W18 WIRE WHEEL COVERS.
$430.75
Y14 SOLD CAR.
$0
T74 WSW FIBERGLASS TIRE E70X14.
$177.74
SUBTOTAL.
$26,495.62
385 DESTINATION CHARGE.
$732.48
1031 B34 TOTAL.
$27,228.10
