How much did your classic cost new?

peasant

Just found links to old list prices for my Syncro. With all the equipment and extras that it has, it turns out that the list price in 1990 (including VAT) was something like DM 52.000. (26 k in today's money)
That's a lot for a humble van, especially when considering that in 1989 I bought a brandnew Mini for DM 11.000 (€5.5 k)

Wouldn't even want to think what it would have cost in Ireland (what with import tax/VRT and all that)

chiefwiggum

good idea for a thread...im gonna look into it now

chiefwiggum

where would i get the info...i tried but im lost

Blue850

1971 Fiat 850 £889
1973 Mercedes 230.4 £5155

Kevin_Herron

I have an April '73 copy of the car sales guide book.
The following are new prices from '73;

Jaguar E-Type Roadster £4330
Jaguar XJ12 £5257

Jensen Interceptor £9365

Lotus Elan £3025

Porsche 911 £6000

The cheapest car I could find was the Mini at £933 and the most expensive being Mercedes Benz 350SLC at £10760.

Blue850

From 1971 Irish Motoring Life price guide, cheapest and dearest


Fiat 500 £670
Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 £9460, no listing for Rolls Royce

edit: found a 1974 price guide and performance figures
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow £18350, BHP "Sufficient", Torque "Adequate"

101sean

I've the Merlin print for my Land Rover 101, shows the unit price for a 101 GS to the MOD in 1975 was £19900 which makes it dearer than a Roller!!

davycc

Very good idea for a thread

my 1993 2.0ie 16v Sedicivalvole Tipo cost £13945 sterling not sure how that converts to euro though..

edit works out at £21,300.00 GBP = 23,649.06 EUR !

Its an original Irish car but I could only find UK prices..

mumblin deaf ro

At the time of its launch a three-door Saab 900 turbo was Stg£8675 - or Stg£37,300 in today's money (€41,400 before taxes).

PS: update the Stg prices using this website

http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/

and convert to euro using this:

www.xe.com

davycc

mumblin deaf ro wrote: »

At the time of its launch a three-door Saab 900 turbo was Stg£8675 - or Stg£37,300 in today's money (€41,400 before taxes).

PS: update the Stg prices using this website

http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/

and convert to euro using this:

www.xe.com

That worked perfectly thanks mumblineaf:D
saab 900 a lotta lotta money:eek:

carchaeologist

In January 1980 a 2dr Datsun 100A FII cost £3368 and a Fiesta L £3768
A Daimler Soveriegn 4.2 was £18515 and the Vanden Plas version £23735
A cortina 1300 2dr £4529 and a 2.3GLS cortina £6548
Above are in punts

unkel

'86 Porsche 928 S2

About £53k in the UK, at the time roughly the equivalent of €100k. In todays money? Who knows? :eek:

Rust or Weld

in 1980 a fiat 131 sport was £7,000 punts

Big Nasty

Rust or Weld wrote: »

in 1980 a fiat 131 sport was £7,000 punts

30 years on and a brand new Panda wont cost that much in Euro! :eek::eek::eek:

Dades

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I must look up what mine cost, id be interested in seeing what some of other Porsche`s cost.

Grand so I'll let you do it.

ikillcopiers

I have these price lists for a 944 from PCGB, nothing for a 924 though.

I think they're from 1989.

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