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FERRARI · 10-20-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

Well, not really. According to an inflaction calculator "What cost $4300 in 1970 would cost $23494.85 in 2009.". If you include the air conditioning in the price, then "What cost $4799 in 1970 would cost $26221.34 in 2009.".

A vette fully loaded was $8,500.00 (Big Block too) and gas was under 30 cents a gallon........and Minimum wage was around $1.85 an hour...

Did you mean "inflation" ?

VCuomo · 10-20-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

A vette fully loaded was $8,500.00 (Big Block too) and gas was under 30 cents a gallon........and Minimum wage was around $1.85 an hour...

Did you mean "inflation" ?

Yep, my bad.

According to the same inflation calculator:

"What cost $8500 in 1970 would cost $46443.30 in 2009."
"What cost $.28 in 1970 would cost $1.53 in 2009."
"What cost $1.85 in 1970 would cost $10.11 in 2009."

So Vettes, gas, and minimum wage are a worse deal today than in 1970.

FERRARI · 10-20-2010, 12:48 PM

Well...the vette I am talking about would compair to the ZR1 and they are about 100 grand...arent they ?

VCuomo · 10-20-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

Well...the vette I am talking about would compair to the ZR1 and they are about 100 grand...arent they ?

That's what I mean - it's a worse deal today (the ZR1 should cost $46K). Although the technology in the ZR1 (aluminum frame, racing engine technology) is much better today compared to the old days where they pretty much just stuffed more displacement under the hood (and yeah, I know they also sometimes put in aluminum heads too, but basically the diff between a "base" vette and the hotter models was a larger engine).

FERRARI · 10-20-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by VCuomo

That's what I mean - it's a worse deal today (the ZR1 should cost $46K). Although the technology in the ZR1 (aluminum frame, racing engine technology) is much better today compared to the old days where they pretty much just stuffed more displacement under the hood (and yeah, I know they also sometimes put in aluminum heads too, but basically the diff between a "base" vette and the hotter models was a larger engine).

NOW....if they would only do the big block with all of the modern technology........sweet.......that would be what a lot of guys here are looking for.........but the L88 and L89 engines were something else.......!!! and with the stock side pipes and two dual feed Holley's like I had on my 67(stock) ....you would not believe how good it sounded......they came with stock cast iron headers........only problem ....every time I drove from Tennessee to Miami, I couldnt hear for two days....!! big problem when you are in training camp and can not hear the plays being called....lol BTW...the window of that 1967 427 with everything you could get on it was $6,900.00
you could not get Air Conditioning.....not offered because of overheating

VCuomo · 10-20-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

NOW....if they would only do the big block with all of the modern technology........sweet.......that would be what a lot of guys here are looking for.........

Wouldn't that be the LS3 (currently used in the Corvette and Camaro SS, 376 cu. in.), at least as far as performance goes. I guess the LS7 (427 cu. in.) comes closest to being a modern day version of the old BB.

BTW, these days I have a 1972 Corvette coupe with a 383 - fun car:

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FERRARI Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 324 Drives: PERFECTION Rep Power: 493	Well...the vette I am talking about would compair to the ZR1 and they are about 100 grand...arent they ?