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That Vette was probably close to $6K new. A top spec Vette today would be around $120 to $130K I think. It was probably more affordable relative to income in '66 although they didn't sell them in very big numbers. People mostly bought full sized cars in the mid to late 60's. In '66 the Chevy Impala was the best seller, like today's Camry.
In '69/70 my kindergarten teacher drove a silver Corvette Stingray convertible I think it had a white top and I distinctly recall it having side pipes.
Corvettes were quite expensive but nothing compared to today relative to average incomes.
Corvairs looked cool, but I don't remember seeing many or really any Corvairs as a kid, perhaps they had already suffered the Nader stigma despite a redesign of the live rear axle by the time I was identifying cars. . My aunt had a blue coloured late 60's Camaro in those days, and the styling of the Corvair was quite similar inside and out. The layout of the Corvair had lots of potential but GM was often innovative to their own detriment.
I knew a guy who's dad had an early 60's Pontiac that had a rope drive. That's right, rope for a driveline. For real.
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