Los Angeles, 1975

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/24/2015 at 15:06 • Filed to: None

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Gas is selling for $0.579/gal. When you !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , that comes to $2.56 in today’s money. That’s almost exactly what I am paying right now. Also, awesome Karmann Ghia. Love the color.

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LongbowMkII > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:19

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I like pictures like this as a comparison to today.

LongbowMkII > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:33

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paging Torchinski for obvious reasons:

CRider > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:44

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Now adjust what you’re making for inflation.

T5Killer > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:44

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‘60s Ford Falcon or Fairlane?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > T5Killer 06/24/2015 at 15:52

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Too grainy to tell for sure, but it might be a ‘63 Falcon Futura or Sprint.

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:53

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The main difference is that it was 10% more gas back then.

ttyymmnn > CRider 06/24/2015 at 15:55

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I knew there had to be a catch. I'm no economist.

Frank Grimes > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 16:14

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probably racing the pinto...possibly winning.

ttyymmnn > Frank Grimes 06/24/2015 at 16:33

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I don’t know. We owned one when I was a kid, and while I was never old enough to drive it, it was no race car. My older brother sure ragged the shit out of it, though. And he did get a speeding ticket for 71 in a 35.

Grindintosecond > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 17:20

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1975 didn’t have cell phone plans costing $160 per month for two people nor did it have internet costs, computer equipment to buy every few years and health care that was pretty much paid for by the employer. Gas at $2.56 today without all of those other things...pricey.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 17:27

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More lighting. Back in 1970 it was daytime... all the time... under this canopy.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 06/26/2015 at 12:31

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I love the color also, though it’s dark days ahead for the American auto industry.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CRider 06/26/2015 at 12:32

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What would $60k/yr earned today be worth in 1975?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Frank Grimes 06/26/2015 at 12:34

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And Dad drove that car across the desert multiple times at 80 mph with the A/C on, and hadn’t learned about oil changes, so when I started punishing it, the rings were already gone.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/26/2015 at 12:36

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Meh, I knew it was one over double the posted limit. Either way, it was WD. Or did the cop cut you a break?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 06/26/2015 at 12:41

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No breaks, but the cop didn’t show up in court and the judge granted a continuance — he was impressed that I’d brought along money to pay a fine — and I bought Dad lunch instead.

CRider > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/26/2015 at 16:19

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$13, 500. If you were making $60k in 1975 that’d be worth $265,000 in 2015 dollars.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CRider 06/26/2015 at 19:01

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I found the $13.5k number also, but your second comparison is much more meaningful. What we might try and do is chose one or two professions, say, a union carpenter and a Gawker blog moderator some professional like an attorney and compare their salaries now to 30 years ago.