When I was a grad student at Clemson in 1985, I bought a 1974 Yamaha RD200 for $400. That’s $1200 in real money. My intention was to save money on gas.
Tag: cars
After the Pinto, I bought a 1976 Cutlass from a private owner in 1982 for $2400. That’s $7900 in today’s money.
What a great car. It had the 350 cu. in. Rocket V8 engine with a four barrel carburetor. In modern terms, that was a 5.7 liter engine. When I stomped on the gas, the car would kind of kneel down, then take off.
My first car was a blue Pinto wagon. I think it was a 1974. This isn’t my car, but is pretty much what it looked like. What a junk box.
Photographs used to cost money, but now they are free. Doesn’t matter, people still neglect to take photos of everyday things, and that’s where most of life happens.