Original Price when new

Lon Jackson · Oct 3, 2019

Does anyone know of a source for the original price of a 1936 ford pickup?

JSeery · Oct 3, 2019

One source I saw stated they started at $510. Would assume that is car prices.

Sod Buster · Oct 3, 2019

That would be my guess, in the $500.00 range.
A hard to come by $500.00

frnkeore · Oct 4, 2019

I found this, listing the original price of the Model 50 at $480.

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1935/Ford/50/1-2-Ton-Closed-Cab-Pickup/Values.

I do inflation by the gold standard. Gold in '35 was $20 per oz, it's now (as of today) $1510.

480 / 20 = 24 oz. 24 oz X 1510 = $36,240

The current MSRP for a 2019, F150 is $32,800
https://www.car-buying-strategies.com/dealer-invoice/ford-f-150-prices.html

But you get a lot more in 2019 for your $ but, 24 oz of gold in 1935, was still a lot of money.

My dad bought a new '39 Ford Deluxe, tudor for $680, as I remember.

Frank

PS
I used the wrong year but, the price didn't change from 35 to 36:
https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1936/Ford/67/1-2-Ton-Pickup/Values

Ol' Ron · Oct 4, 2019

In 57 a Ford PU with 6 cyl, 4 spd was 1300, I had one.

38bill · Oct 4, 2019

American Light Duty Trucks says: Series 67, Model 830, 1/2T pickup was $480 base price new.

Lon Jackson · Oct 4, 2019

Thanks all.

mhsprecher · Oct 5, 2019

You are not going to buy anything in gold. Today's price for $480 is about $9,000.

frnkeore · Oct 5, 2019

That may be but, it doesn't change the fact, that it took 24 oz of gold, to buy a new Ford PU, in 1936.

frnkeore · Oct 5, 2019

I must correct myself! The price of gold was $35 per oz, in 1936.

That makes $480 worth 13.71 oz of gold and $20,700 at today's gold price.

NormC · Oct 6, 2019

I happen to have an original Salesman Handbook with notes from the Salesman.

frnkeore · Oct 7, 2019

That's a great find, Norm!
I would love to see a few more pages

I believe the first column is FOB price and assume the second column is delivered but, I can't make out what the word is at the top of the column.