I bought a brand new Volvo 145 wagon in 1972 for $3800 (list was $4200.)
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: aldoross4 <aldoross4@siscom.net> To: John Wood <braxton72@gmail.com>; Edward Albert <ealbert01@gmail.com> Cc: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:51 am Subject: Re: [CR] 1974 vs. 2009, Colnago Super
My old Dad paid $3200 for a new 1970 Monte Carlo.
Aldo Ross Middletown, Ohio, USA
----- Original Message Follows -----
From: John Wood <braxton72@gmail.com>
To: Edward Albert <ealbert01@gmail.com>
Cc: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] 1974 vs. 2009, Colnago Super
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:28:50 -0700
> Your calculation should go back to 1971 for the starting
> price on that Colnago, at least according to Angel's post.
> Also I will add, what was the average price of a new car
> in 1971 compared to today?
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Edward Albert
> <ealbert01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There has been a lot of talk about the outrageous cost
> > of all these new bikes that add nothing to the
> > technology or experience of cycling. I used a
> > web based calculator to estimate what $430 for a
> > complete Campy Colnago bought in 1975 would cost in
> > 2009. Accounting for inflation and other factors they
> > calculate the 2009 equivalent would be$4,093. I you sop
> > wisely you can get pretty close to top of the line (off
> > topic) CF (sorry Dale) in that price range.
> >
> > Edward Albert, about to go out in spring like weather on
> > his 1990 KOF steel Tommasini Diamonte with clip on
> > fenders in, Chappaqua, New York, U.S.A.
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Angel Garcia
> <veronaman@gmail.com> wrote: >
> > > Velo-Sport Cyclery of Berkeley, CA, had these prices
> > for a Colnago Super in
> > > 1971:
> > > f/f $175
> > > f/f with hs and bb $ 210 (ad doesn't specify maker of
> > > hs and bb) complete road Campagnolo equipped $430
> > > mail orders: $5 packing
> > >
> > >
> > > Angel Garcia
> > > Long Valley, NJ
> > > ------------------------
> > >
> > > By way of comparison :
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.wrenchscience.com/
> > >
> > > Colnago Master X-light 2008 : $2000
> > > With Campy Super-Record-11 : $5800 : 17.68 lbs
> > > Deflated to 1974 prices : $1358 : 21.00 lbs ?
> > >
> > > http://www.westegg.com/
> > >
> > > What did a Colnago Super with full Super-Record
> > > grouppo cost back in 1974/75 ?? I think part of the
> > > reason for the CR list is that bicycle prices for
> > today have spiraled out of control. >
> > > What do you think ?
> > >
> > > - Don Gillies
> > > San Diego, CA, USA
> > >
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