Yesteryear's prices

[DanDDeere]

Ok, I have this box for an A6120R John Deere 60 head gasket. Here's a photo of the price written on it in pencil. I just checked what a new one goes for, add 10 in front of the written price and you would have the new prices. OUCH!!

 

[rrlund]

I should find the receipt and scan it. I bought a new 4040 tractor in February of 1981,didn't trade anything in,paid $22,900 for it. I was at an auction one time and a guy was telling me he had bought a new 4440 about that same time for just over $28,000.

 

[DanDDeere]

I have a mid '60's Tractor Supply Catalog I picked up from an antique store. I will post some pic/prices from that. It is shocking to say the least.

 

[tim s]

I have a 1970 Deere Dealer price book here,, my young helpers have fun pretending they are ordering new 4020's

 

[SVcummins]

I have an old John Deere catalog from the 60s or 70s and plow shares and sweeps were in the two or 3$ range engine oil 60 or 70 cents a gallon . I?ll have to look and see where in my collection that has gone

 

[SVcummins]

Way back when John Deere still had a little of the spirit of the old man in the company

 

[bison]

I priced out a cork valve cover gasket for a 8640 yesterday.
$80. I would have to drive 60 ml one way to get it too.
I said no thanks.

 

[larryanderson]

Most everything from the 60 eras are about 10X more. a new Chevy Super Sport as $3K gas was ,30 a pac of gum was 3 for$.10.Henrys hambergers were $.19

 

[Brownie450]

They used to have a box of pulley brakes on the counter
priced at $.69. Probably asbestos to boot.
Jim

 

[SVcummins]

Maybe even 20 times more now than then

 

[fdt860]

Inflation needs to be taken into account:

http://www.in2013dollars.com/1960-dollars-in-2018

Nice good grahs:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/17/how-much-more-expensive-life-is-today-than-it-was-in-1960.html

1960 to now is 8.5 times, meaning that the 60 head gasket would be $27 at the dealer.
I can find this same gasket for $45 online, to about twice with inflation.