This is the price of each item or option adjusted to 2022 dollars for a 1969 Barracuda unloaded at the dealer on November 27,1968.
I remember that back in 1968, coworkers were complaining that "Because of inflation, cars now are costing $1.00 a pound!!!" This was in a steel plant where everybody knew the price of steel was around $0.20 a pound.
Today cars that should cost $8.56 a pound, 1968 dollars adjusted to 2022 dollars, but are well over $10 a pound due to all the electronics and used-to-be options that are now standard. Around 1968, all wiring in a car was a few pounds. Today's cars have around 50 pounds of wiring.
