About 45 years ago, when I was a first termer in the Air Force making $130 a month I had a chance to buy two Thunderbirds, a 1956 and a 1957, for $1,000. A friend of mine had inherited them from his grandfather. The cars were up on blocks in a barn on the old man’s farm. At that time a thousand bucks might as well have been a million for me, way out of reach. Sure wish I had had the cash, though.
Yep, a $1000 was a lot then.
Towards the end of 1964 I was going to buy a Mustang, they’d just come out.
Went to the Ford dealer and they were selling them for sticker price.
I told the guy if he’d knock $100 off I’d buy it right then, he said he couldn’t.
I showed him, went down and bought an Olds. Biggest mistake I ever made buying a car. LOL!