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To: James Charles Ruwaldt <jruwaldt@indiana.edu>, triumph listserv <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: your mail
From: Roger Helman <rogerh@digimation.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 17:55:26 -0600
Organization: Digimation.com
References: <Pine.HPP.3.96.971119181634.15994C-100000@falstaff.ucs.indiana.edu>
    I'm not sure they where lots cheaper. I think the sale price of my TR-6  was
4020 in 71, I would have to dig up the bill of sale.  I think the average US car
was around 2500-3000 at the time. Does anyone know the cost of a 71 Sting Ray?


James Charles Ruwaldt wrote:

> I think the main reason the Mustang sold so much faster than the Corvette
> is that it's a more practical car.  After all, most people have little use
> for a two-seater, even though a Mustang's back seat isn't really suited to
> holding more than kids.  Our cars, for example, may have been a lot less
> expensive than Corvettes, but they probably didn't sell much better, which
> may have been because few people would own one as a first car, families
> almost entirely unlikely.  You can't say from sales figures that the
> Mustang is a better car than the Corvette.  They just show that people
> have had more use for Mustangs.
> Jim Ruwaldt
> '72 TR6 CC79338U
> Bloomington, IN
>
> On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Joe Curry wrote:
>
> > fred thomas wrote:
> > >
> > > Interesting note on vettes, watching the speed vision channel on the dish
> > > Sun. and this question was asked, What did Mustang do in less than 2
> > > years that it took vettes 40 years to do ?? One Million sales.
> >
> > That begs for the assertion that cheap cars usually sell more than
> > expensive ones.  But lets look at the competing vehicle.  I think it
> > took the Camaro far less than 40 years to top One Million.
> >
> > Also, one must note that collector value is much higher on the Corvette
> > because of the limited numbers produced (by design).
> >
> > Joe Curry  '63 Spit (previous Vette owner)
> >



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