The Ford Barn

joeypoconos · 11-02-2014, 02:26 PM

Recently came across this little goodie. Hopefully the segmented photos will be legible.

Joe K · 11-02-2014, 02:46 PM

Labor (only) for overhauling engine (reboring/rebabbitting/refitting) cost $25.00 in (say) 1930.

Today the inflation adjustment calculator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi) puts this in today's dollars as $344.75 - or perhaps 5 hours at possible present hourly rate with overheads?

The hours seems a little small. Even 10 hours ($34 per hour) seems a little small.

We're talking reboring/rebabbitting here.

Joe K

harleytoprock · 11-02-2014, 03:03 PM

Good old prices, then again people only made about .25 per hour.

Purdy Swoft · 11-02-2014, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe K

Labor (only) for overhauling engine (reboring/rebabbitting/refitting) cost $25.00 in (say) 1930.

Today the inflation adjustment calculator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi) puts this in today's dollars as $344.75 - or perhaps 5 hours at possible present hourly rate with overheads?

The hours seems a little small. Even 10 hours ($34 per hour) seems a little small.

We're talking reboring/rebabbitting here.

Joe K

Joe the only problem is that they now all charge several times more than $344.75. I remember when you could get rebuilt short blocks for near that price. The best that I remember, in 1993 Jim Marlar in Birmingham was charging around $1300.00 for a rebuilt long block and a few hundred less for a short block

Tom Wesenberg · 11-02-2014, 04:05 PM

It's like chrome plating. Without lots of competition, the prices skyrocket. Gasoline is another good example, and the crap gas we have to use isn't near as good as what we bought for 30 cents a gallon.

Joe K · 11-02-2014, 04:55 PM

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In 1977 I paid $477 for a complete motor rebuild short block minus the crankshaft from Knight Automotive.

About 1987 I paid $799 for a re-bore/repiston only on a Model B engine used on the Gordon Smith Air Compressor (after the mice had their way with cylinder No. 4)

Yup. Law of supply & demand.

Joe K

ed thibodeau · 11-02-2014, 06:16 PM

I just paid $550 for a rebabbit and bore on the mains.

11-02-2014, 02:46 PM	#2
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Ahhh, the good old days Labor (only) for overhauling engine (reboring/rebabbitting/refitting) cost $25.00 in (say) 1930. Today the inflation adjustment calculator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi) puts this in today's dollars as $344.75 - or perhaps 5 hours at possible present hourly rate with overheads? The hours seems a little small. Even 10 hours ($34 per hour) seems a little small. We're talking reboring/rebabbitting here. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

11-02-2014, 03:03 PM	#3
harleytoprock Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 438	Re: Ahhh, the good old days Good old prices, then again people only made about .25 per hour.

11-02-2014, 04:05 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Ahhh, the good old days It's like chrome plating. Without lots of competition, the prices skyrocket. Gasoline is another good example, and the crap gas we have to use isn't near as good as what we bought for 30 cents a gallon.

11-02-2014, 04:55 PM	#6
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Ahhh, the good old days Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) In 1977 I paid $477 for a complete motor rebuild short block minus the crankshaft from Knight Automotive. About 1987 I paid $799 for a re-bore/repiston only on a Model B engine used on the Gordon Smith Air Compressor (after the mice had their way with cylinder No. 4) Yup. Law of supply & demand. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

11-02-2014, 06:16 PM	#7
ed thibodeau Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pinckney, Mich. Posts: 174	Re: Ahhh, the good old days I just paid $550 for a rebabbit and bore on the mains.