With the mortgage, cash and trade in for the new car and the taxes and fees the tally amounts to approx. $11,000 {1954}.
Inflation brings it to $96,500 in today's money.
Question: Could you do it today for that amount of money??
'Three can keep a secret ... if two are dead'
I think some things out-paced inflation. A decent vehicle that would be capable of pulling a trailer of that size would probably cost more than $45k by itself.
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I'm just expressing my opinion.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
I doubt you could find a car today heavy enough to pull that trailer. You'd have to use a pick up truck.
For $96,000 these days you could buy a used motorcoach.
That's a good point, especially with the big rocks Tacy was stowing in the trailer.
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I'm just expressing my opinion.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.