'30 A pickup cost new

The A.G. McMillan A/AA Ford Truck Owner book lists prices, as of Feb 1, 1931
it shows the open cab pick up at $425 F.O.B. Detroit.
 
rfitzpatrick said:
PicUp's don't get no Respect !!
Click to expand...

Yeah, the glamour girls get all the attention and respect. That is, until there is work to be done. Like my trip to the dump/recycling center yesterday. The old boy is earning his keep 😀
 

Attachments

  • 20220326_095547_copy_948x640.jpg
    20220326_095547_copy_948x640.jpg
    192.1 KB · Views: 37
  • 20220327_121529_copy_1068x756.jpg
    20220327_121529_copy_1068x756.jpg
    112.5 KB · Views: 31
I'd love to own a CCPU, but I need to lose about 50 lbs to get in one.
My current love affair is my 2018 F150 and it's 28 mpg.
 
Btw, my dad chopped cotton all one summer to get the money for his first used car. In the 1930s the average annual salary was $1368.00. A new A was over 1/3 of that. Dad would say "that's as big as a wagon wheel!".
 
ETAModel said:
I'd love to own a CCPU, but I need to lose about 50 lbs to get in one.
My current love affair is my 2018 F150 and it's 28 mpg.
Click to expand...

That's exactly what I did. Back in the 1980s I had a '31 CCPU. I was in the navy then - lean and trim. But I retired in 1998 and pounds came on thereafter... I wanted another CCPU, but at 285lbs I knew I was too big for it. It dawned on me one day that I see old men and I see fat men, but very rarely see old, fat men.

A couple years ago I finally resolved to lose weight an get in better shape. I'm at 200lbs now and finally decided to get another CCPU a few months ago. I did and I fit quite comfortably in it :)
 
I would love a CCPU, but I think I am too tall. I guess I need a RPU. I almost bought a 29 CCPU right out of college, but I hadn't even sat in one. I probably would have had a rude awakening once I climbed in had I bought it!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top