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actual top and txtttom prices on 1939. 1938, 1937 and 193 f,
„, ed cars, as advertised in local newspapers. SEDAN
only used in this comparison. Newspapers co
operating include: Boston Globe; New York-Times,
journal Arne,wan; Philadelphia Bulletin: Pittsburgh
" MAKE Bouton New York Philo. Pittn'Or*. Cincinnati Detroit Chicago St. Louis Atlanta Dallas * Denver Loi Anj. Seattle Nat. Av*.
’391 715- 725 795- 685 725- 6951 825- 615 ] 737- 525 785- 595 725 - 685 650- 595 j 799- 695 1 785- 634 |‘ 845 -79 V f~766- 658
- 545 650- 575 1 595- ."»♦»“> 675- 541 | 585- 445 | 625- 485 | 625- 525 | 599- 595| 695- 529 | 745- 575 1 745- 725 653- 555
- 455 1 465 | 485- 425 1 - MB MB- 347 485- 395 175- 435 1 545- 425 1 469- 425 j 495- 8891 595- 4951 645 | 502- 424
■ *B6l 445- 345 375 395 388- 3597 890“ 345 325- 195 1 395- 245 395- 295 399- 369 395- 355 450- 295 | 525- 445 j 406- 325
Camber
- 79»i j 695 | 895 j | | | | | | | I 870- 798
- 595 ; 695- 5981 645 | | | 595 j 595 495 | 645- 5951 1 | 795- 645 1 895 668- 608
J " ’3b j 495- 3351 495~3951 425 “395 j j 395 f SSO- 295 j j j 495- 400 595- 445 1 645 | 456- 374
Maat<~r ’B9l 565- 495 ; 495 575- 525 | 565- 495 597- 565 , 499- 445 | 525- 465 , 565- 485 | “595~465~ 595 l | 564- 504
P' ’3B 495- 3851 16.5- 44.5 195- MB 195- 299 389 - 290 | 465- 395 1 445- 375 1 465 - 395 495- 345 1 475- 384 j 495- 470 1 595 | 482 - 384
i— 37 390- 2991 327 | 4;5-S6O 395- 329 395- 245 j 325- 275 1 445- 295 1 395- 2571 NS* 324 399- 335 445- 300 ] 425- 345 1 495- 410 1 401- 315
f — *36 325- 175, 225 | 285 | 265- 215 325- 195 249- 175 295- 195 1 300- 265 1 285- 230 295- 265 1 345- 229 | S4B- 249 395- 299 ; 308- 229
KTrolet Master Deluxe “ *391 571*- 560 597 600- 550 , 525- 450 | 595- 485 j 624- 550 1 565- 495 { 135 j 675- 5951 | 570- 540
- 425 118 175- 445 165- 395 [ 415- 370 1 445- 385 1 425- 3951 | 475- 445 j 545- 435 1 598- 5591 | 478- 428
r 371 395- 335, , | 395 | 385- 375 1 425- .395 1 339- 240 ] 375- 295 1 425- 385 I 445- 325 485- 365 435 495 373- 839
’36 j 345- 210 | 275- 255 ; 248 | 229- 188| 225 I 250- 195 | 245 j 345- 268 395- 375| 425- 397 i 298 - 270
Staler Royal " ’39j 845-\690 | 739 - 695 695 | 775 | | | 725- 625 , | | | 795 | | 732- 670
W~ ’3B j 645- 472 1 549- 495 495- 485 595- 545 1 545- 495 497- 445 j 545- 485 j 685- 485 j 549 | 675 | | 578- 488
J" ’37 j 495- 375| | 445- 335 j 495- 3751 425- 395 835- 325 | 495- 275 | 395- 2991 395 | 395-“295 495- 369 495- 395 f 595 “455-344“
Wr *361 375- 325; 315- 339 , 335 365 j 375 j | 295 | I j 295- 265 1 349 | 365- 295 399 j 350~306~
fedF " *39| ‘ , 695- 6751 \' | ’ | 677- 619 | 695- 3451 ( | | | |689- 346
- 465 495- 489| 435 | 495- 494 | 550- 465 ] 485- 395 | 495- 445 | 545- 3791 | 500- 4951 | | 507- 453
«t[ ’37 j | 479- 195 1 425 | 445- 398 495- 345 j 350- 295 1 475- 339 1 365 | j 275 395 | 565- 3951 565- 495 1 439- 352
| (Airstream) *36| 245 299- 225 , (( | 825- 255 j 7 | 345 j I 395 j 322 ~240
* ’39| 745- 595 1 695- 475 1 675- 665 i 695 \ | 647 - 545 | 695- 525 | 675- 595 | 725- 675 1 749- 698 775- 575 1 745- 625 1 755 | 715- 597
- ’3Bl 550- 485 525- 354 | 515- 4651 | 565- 495 | 425- 395 495- 395 535- 365 ] | 445- 425
l 'j ’371 465- 360 1 498- 247 435- 350 1 445- 343 1 445- 295 1 395- 289 ] 465- 296 445- 355 ] 395 : 375] 395 399-~380 1 ] 458~347 _
1~~ ’36jj 865- 250 295- 197 ] 315 j 323- 199 365- 211 | 265- 195 1 295- 195 [ 345- 150 1 295- 2751 125 399- 325 1 395- 279 1 - 246
ls ird V-8 “60” ’39 480 ; | j j | j j j j j | | 480- 480
l ' ’S3 385 i 350- 325 j j 335 ~ J 425 ~ 374"- 325“
u, ' ’371 295- 245 | 235 | 279 ; 295 | 275- 200] 289 | ] 275- 235 j 275- 269 299 | | 810 | 282- 237
ct ird V-8 Deluxe (85) *39 595- 495 189 | 550 | 625- 575 j | 545- 485 1 589 | 595- 550 1 575- 495 1 595- 495 695- 595 1 675- 555 | 695 | 602 - 581
‘f* ’3B 495- 395 435 j 485- 445 1 445- 399 1 479- 395 1 465- 347 | 435- 385 | 525- 3751 435- 395 j 465- 365 [ 525 | 525- 475 j 595 \~iSS-~ 398
’37 j 375- 265 395- 200 | 375 | 349- 345 | 385- 245 | 289- 2191 295- 265 ) 325- 285 | 299 295- 275 425- 298 1 495- 295 1 475- 425 1 367- 288
ler * ’SOI 295- 235 | 285 | 288- 2451 295- 2451 245- 155] 235- 2251 195 | | 265 ' 325-199 - 269 281~22f
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Z (Cavalier) ’37 [ \ I j L 295 445 ~ 395 | j | " 225 “ J j fS7O- 310
“ ’B6 325- 245] | | X I 199- 197 | 295 | 250 j j 252- 221“
h idwn 4, 112*’ ’»9l 585 I 454 | I | j HTiO-'Ma
iZ ’3Bl 585' | 370 | 375 | 475 425 i 465 | | | 445- 3751 , 545 r46r-~375
(Terraplane) ’37 j | 295 | 375- 295 ] 464- 225 1 225 | 385- 1951 | 275 | 195’ 415- 299 1 395 | 526 (“37^^25^
361 325- 195 F 250 j | 294- 195 | 199- 139 281 | | 145 j - 189 | f 395 f 267-” 183
53C ’391 950 997 - 8751 ’ ; ] 895- 665 ] 975 | 839- 795 1 893 [1095- 965 I r~943-
33 - 595J_675 495 695 597- 495] 645 J_ i ! 775- 685] 895- 845] 845 f 695- 659
p,[ ’37 j 545- 410| 565- 399 | j j_ | 447- 395 [ 525- 395 | 495 , 475 545- 399 645- 595 1 595- 465] f 537- 437
[ 36 j 425- 345 375- 3251 | | | 325- 277 | 285- 2751 | | 300 495- 395 ] 475- 395 ! f 383-^^335
[trftiooln-Zephyr ’39 995- 950 959- 795 865 895 995- 795] T®** T 834 ] j 995. 9751 F 92-
’3B 690- 645 795- 595 j 750 | 745 j 785- 592 | 649- 595 699- 555 | 585 | 636 j 895 j" 865- 845] 736~658
If ’37 525- 385 i 498- 3951 399 ] 625- 425 j 475- 384 | 445- 345 ] 445- 8751 425- 3251 445-“ 395 575-~473T 575- 495 f 675-“495 1 501’- ?tflO
PSfi ~’36 335- 315 1 399 - 2901 | 495- 325 ] | 295- 247 | 298- 294 | 345 j 295 400- 395 T 525- 365 1 565~ 4501 • 895- 347
c ’391 ni 795- 675 695 j 695- 639 745- 645 , 695- 579 , 689- 595 I 695 P 69- 605 765- 575 1 BSIT 695 I 895- 755 ! 738- oik
J -4»h AmbaHwulor Six 555 I 685 | | | | I ‘ I a j | ] "I bAJ- Ml
L ’3B 615 |485 J \ I 1 497 465 j |“T9S | 505- 505
’37 495- 375; 444 | 394 | 325 ] 395- 295 | | 294 | 325- 299 f 595 f | 408-^s
* ’36 365- 215| j j M4B- 1951 235 | 245- 1451 j 248- 225 | j F 268 ~lflK
l 1 CSIT (60> ’391 695- 635] 685- 635 ; 695 j 645 ! j 585- 499 ] 749- 575 j - 575 725 1 j F 66- 5^
V ’3B 610- 485 i 527 ] 570- 495] 545- 4951 565- 5451 495 ] 629- 495 565- 535 475 | 525- 435 550- 495 1 675~- 485 1 695 1 571- 496
tl. ’37 475- 365 598- 4281 445- 425 | 488- 395 515- 385 | 395- 339 | 475- 295 1 445- 395 395 | 39»‘- 395 465- 445 f« 2 5951'480 ~4»«
ini ’36 375- 245 i | 345- 295 ] 329- 325 | 395- 159 [ 299 - 229 | 295- 225 1 335- 225 300 | 345- 285 345- 225 j 495- 345 I 475- 425 36N~290~
S rd Six ,S9 I ' r ' 695 i i T “ 925- 695 I 845 1~822-
’3B 675- 495 598- 575 | 595 | 625 | | | 505 | 595- M 5 546 | 647 p725-“5951 745 T~635-
1 ’37 495- 445 445 ] 425- 395 ! | 425- 395 | 375 | 485- 395 445~ 335 445 p 62- 495 1 463-~410
ir; lmouth " ’391 575- 495 635- 445 625- 545 ] 545 560 - 499 525- 444 | 595- 495 625- 445 595 , 549- 475 | 725- iS6S ] f 695- 645 1 604 - 505
f ’3B[ 545- 399 535- 298 ] 515- 425 ] 525- 445 ] 445 385- 340 1 595- 365 1 445- 350 475- 395 1 400- 345 1 495- 385 1 495 F~585~450l 495- 382
I ’37 375- 356 “'385- 227 | 415- 265 | 395- 325 | 395- 259 | 365- 284 | 895- 295 | 375- 265 | 395- 295 | 335- SOST 399-“249l 865- 3151
’36 295- 195 275- 166 | 275- 235 1 345- 241 | 245- 169 335- 195 345- 200 1 195 | 250~245T 399-~198 1 319 ~295 T
_ Deluxe k 39| - 595 | 595- 545 589- 499 | 595- 575 j 566- 469 ] 625- 495 | 575- 495 595- 495 j 535- 520 | 675 r 7 OO- 825 | 767 iv>a.
- 385 467- S9sj_ - 435 495- 395 445- 335’ 429 - 365 | 525- 395 465- 394 | 485 595~525 1 - 420
’37 420- 295 | 365- 315 375- 350 | 395- 369 ! 385- 345 1 345- 288 ] 375- 296 | 425- 295] j T 39- 279 495- 845 | twTm j
J<« ’36| 345- 235 319 295- 235] | 395- 275 1 - 225 | 325 j j 295- 235 385- 298 389-~.369 881 -^57
U Six ’39| 765- 645 655- 595 [ 735- 397 595 [ 599- 589 ] 695- 595 775- 625 ' 575 [ 675- 595 795- 499] His
- 495 j 515 J 495- 450 | 565 j 545- 525 [ 535- 386 | 585- 425 j 465- 445 499- _ 475i“595- 495 555 T 695- 595 | 553-“477
j| '37 475- 385, 429- 325 | | 445 485- 395 1 425- 300 435- 295 | 445- 395 425- 395 1 449- 325 | 485- 325} 449- 395 | 1 450- 354
14 ’36 345- 295 ! 339 | ’385- 265 295- 285 ! 395- 199 | 315- 195] 325- 275 ) 315- 197 | 260- 1951 299 | 875T~245~41S- 295 1 425 I HaTTva*
t onitnander r 39| 727- 645' ' ' T ! 695 ] r? 9- 645
- 545 1 565 1 495 | | j j 595 |795~~785 1 580- 548
l h (Dictator) >371 495- 875 T 397 ) ’ j 525- 319 j 395- 345 | 445- 365 425 ] 345 j 495- 415 545- 445 1 645- 515 471-“401
L “ ’B6l 345- 825 1 827 295 | 390- 295 ; 245 295- 265 ’ 295- 195 395- 335 410 | 447- 309 844.“.^
”1 ” 1 I 1 1 1 1 I \ I I I tat I 820- 520
‘K *BB| 285- j j 1 329 325 365- 325 , 539 349-~345
e l ’37| 245 | 235- 197] | 185 | 268- 229 | 225- 188 ] 285 ] 295- 285 j | j 288- 229 | 275- 248 f 349- 295 268- 232
<1“ 361 145 ] ] 1 | 195- 95 j j i I I | 159 j~ | 166- 95
National Averaice. All Makea, March 17—5508-94*7
National Average, All Makea, Marc h 10—5523-9487
n ° PHcca < as advertised in the classified section of metropolitan newspapers nationally, are compiled exclusively \ty Ai tomotivk Nkwm as a copyrighted feature.
r first time anywhere that bona fide top and bottom prices have been compiled from published figures to establish the trend of the market and the resulting national index.
$ Where no prices are quoted, no car of make and model was offered during the period covered.
’ "“'I Car prices in Cleveland. Indianapolis. Milwaukee. New Orleans. Tultca and San Francisco appeared on this page last week and will be published again next week.
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, MARCH 30, 1940
Used Car Selling Prices
As Advertised, Mar. 11-17
Sun Telegraph; Cincinnati Post; Detroit News;
Chicago — Herald-American; St. Louis — Globe-Democrat;
Atlanta-Journal; Dallas—News; Dent'er — Post; Los
Angeles —Times; Seattle — Titties. 4
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