Labor Prices then and now

[Ryan T]

So my boss came across this mailer that was sent out to Model T owners on June 29th 1928 to try to drum up some service from Model T owners. Just thought you guys might get a kick out of the prices.

[Jake]

Nice to know that "many" Model T's could be driven for a year or longer

Cool old find though. Now to find a car to go with it.

[PGK]

What did Model T's cost new? How do these labor prices figure as a percentage of what the car cost new, compared to a similar job on a new vehicle?

[Ryan T]

In 1909 the Model T cost $850 but continually fell to it's lowest point of about $300 in the 1920s because assembly line techniques became more efficient.

[Mike]

so your can roughly just move the decimal places two to the right for a modern day comparison since this was 1928.

[HAULN-SS]

lol..commutator case

[Jeff]

Reminds me of a bill I found around here from like 1943 where the county school system had the engine in a schoolbus rebuilt here. $200 for parts and labor to rebuild the whole engine.