1963 Ford Consul Corsair

1963 Ford Consul Corsair in Look... Signal... Manoeuvre..., Short Movie, 1965

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2011-08-10 15:09	1963+ Consul Corsair.
dsl ◊ 2011-08-10 22:34	Complete the slogan "TYRES [small print] 9 M(on)THS TO _______"?? - Order new ones? - Wait while our mechanics install them? - World rubber supplies run out?
Sunbar ◊ 2011-08-11 11:48	TYRES and valves new & retreads [small print] 9 MONTHS TO PAY OR WE TAKE YOUR CAR [small print]
dsl ◊ 2011-08-11 13:00	Were tyres hugely expensive items in those days? Strange to see how much the advertising emphasises the threat for non-payment - now it's buried in small print.
Sunbar ◊ 2011-08-11 16:17	edit after looking at an inflation calculator - a lot more. I think a Mini tyre was £10-£12 which is £160 per tyre after inflation today? The sign would probably read TYRES and valves new & retreads [small print] 9 MONTHS TO PAY Terms Available [small print] (Previous comment was a poor joke) WE TAKE YOUR CAR was not serious. -- Last edit: 2011-08-11 16:43:57
dsl ◊ 2011-08-11 17:14	It would have been a good way of keeping the showroom stocked.... Interesting price figures - on the same basis of 1500% rises in 30-40 years petrol would now be £3 per gallon or thereabouts = just under 70p per litre or half what they charge now. Swings and roundabouts....