Used car prices

[SteveH]

Which car is this, data?

[datachicane]

Which car is this, data?

Sorry, my image host decided to mess with me, it's the '58 Ford wagon I picked up a year or so back, sat in a field in Eastern Oregon since sometime in the late '90s.

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[SteveH]

That is very cool:thumbup:

[nrc]

It's those metal dashboards with no restraints but dad's arm the taught us respect for physics as a kid. :D

But wait. Do I see a padded dash? How posh.

You're lucky there aren't many drive-ins these days because I suspect that this would automatically pull in every time.

[datachicane]

No padded dash here- I've managed to carefully sand through some obscuring primer shot on the front fenders and uncovered U.S. Gov't lettering shadows, which explains the sanded-off logos on the doors. The Oregon license plate is an April 1965 issue, which would be perfect for a 7-yr old fleet car to go to auction. I've got a bit more sanding to do, but it was likely either Forestry or an AEC fleet car out of the nearby Hanford reservation.

[nrc]

https://site.manheim.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/ManheimUsedVehicleValueIndex-Line-Graph-Nov-2023-2.jpg

A lot of the car market sources I follow say that the dominoes are about to fall in the car market. Dealers are trying desperately to cling to their inflated prices and inventory is stacking up.