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1970 Plymouth Barracuda AAR FY1 LEMON TWIST YELLOW AAR CUDA 4 SPEED

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anlauto

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kathyscuda


how many remember when these were 25k.   i do..
i think he want 75k ??

anlauto

Quote from: kathyscuda on December 31, 2021, 07:57:28 AM

how many remember when these were 25k.   i do..
i think he want 75k ??

Late 80's mid 90's maybe....at least 30 years ago, after all it is 2021 almost 2022 now :tired:
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kdcarman

Quote from: anlauto on December 31, 2021, 08:04:46 AM
Quote from: kathyscuda on December 31, 2021, 07:57:28 AM

how many remember when these were 25k.   i do..
i think he want 75k ??

Late 80's mid 90's maybe....at least 30 years ago, after all it is 2021 almost 2022 now :tired:

2003 purchased an AAR, column shift, bench, EF8 for $26k.  Not the most desirable set of options color.  More desirable AAR's were going for $35k at the time. 

JH27N0B

I would say late 80s to early to maybe the mid 90s era was the last time a real nice AAR might have been obtainable for 25 grand.
Consider inflation in comparisons, the dollar has lost at least 50% of its value in the last 25 years, therefore 25K in 1995 is 50K or more in 2021 dollars. So at best that would mean AARs have appreciated 50% in the last 25-30 years, which isn't especially remarkable.


JH27N0B

Quote from: kdcarman on December 31, 2021, 08:11:26 AM
Quote from: anlauto on December 31, 2021, 08:04:46 AM
Quote from: kathyscuda on December 31, 2021, 07:57:28 AM

how many remember when these were 25k.   i do..
i think he want 75k ??

Late 80's mid 90's maybe....at least 30 years ago, after all it is 2021 almost 2022 now :tired:

2003 purchased an AAR, column shift, bench, EF8 for $26k.  Not the most desirable set of options color.  More desirable AAR's were going for $35k at the time.
In 2005 there was a local guy here who had a B5 440 Daytona and a F8 AAR which I believe was 4 speed but it's been a long time so not sure.  He put both cars in one of the big auctions and was real excited the Daytona brought a then record sale of $250K.  He was disappointed the AAR only brought 50K and blamed the color for the "low" sales price.
Prices did dip a lot after a run up in the late 80s and early 90s, and weren't really recovering at a good clip until sometime in the 2000-2006 period where things went crazy and the Mopar boards were buzzing with talk of absurd prices cars were hammering for at all the big auctions.

TA/Z06/GSXR1100

Quote from: JH27N0B on December 31, 2021, 08:13:22 AM
I would say late 80s to early to maybe the mid 90s era was the last time a real nice AAR might have been obtainable for 25 grand.
Consider inflation in comparisons, the dollar has lost at least 50% of its value in the last 25 years, therefore 25K in 1995 is 50K or more in 2021 dollars. So at best that would mean AARs have appreciated 50% in the last 25-30 years, which isn't especially remarkable.

Awesome reality check! The best post I've read in 2021! Bar none!  I got my T/A in 1982 for $2300 in Vancouver . Washington.  The owner worked at a Pizza Hut. In the spirit of full disclosure: My parents bought it for me. I was nineteen, still living at home. Couldn't afford as much as a Big Mac...

JH27N0B

That's a coincidence, I paid $2300 for my T/A too!  It was late 1978 and I'd been looking for an AAR or T/A for 3 or 4 months after getting my license with about $2500 in the bank I'd saved up since I was in Junior high.
I'd looked at a mint 36,000 mile AAR a month earlier but the ask was $3600 and no way I was going to bargain the guy down to what I could afford.
My T/A had maybe 47,000 miles but some rust, ripped front seats, cracked dash, and mag wheels but it was in my budget!
I had recently started a part time job at a grocery store at $3.50 an hour, minimum wage was $2.75 if I recall, and gas had just jumped up to 70-75c a gallon for premium.
To adjust for inflation multiply all my figures by 4 or a bit over 4 to get approximately equivalent 2021 dollars.