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In 1973 I bought a brand new Ford van. A "shorty", in black, 302, auto, air, stereo, window delete, as a Ford employee $2200. You have to remember that trucks were cheaper than cars in these years, only becoming more expensive around 1979. I also bought a Ranchero in 1973, again as a Ford employee, 460, 4 gear, the usual other options, $3200. In 1973 I bought a 1970 Pontiac Tempest station wagon (new old stock) with 3 options on the car: ram air IV 455, 4 gear, posi, ordered for only one purpose, and never picked up, I think that one was around $1800.
The 350 Jawa had around 20hp, I'm sure the 250 was much less, at the time they couldn't give those bikes away, designed for mass-transit in Communist countries, I'm sure they were dumped here for much needed "hard" currency. The Honda's were nothing special in those years (except the 750, introduced in 1969, for $1600), with their pressed steel/tubing frames. 1973 was the first year (in Canada) for the JPS Norton (I owned one later). You could still buy wwII 45 Harleys (in the crate) in 1973 for $500.
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