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Re: Re. Cylinder bores yawn.

30s for an engine is certainly cheap but when adjusted for the price index (or better typical wages) those old prices were not quite such a bargain. Our money is comparable to UK but old cars were much more expensive. In the 1960s £20 was a very good wage. I paid 10s and £2 for gearboxs, £3 for a good diff assy, £5 for a derelict RP and reasonable but non running Sevens were usually at least £25. The labour to rebore a Seven block was £3.10s, remetal big ends £6. I used to buy smooth motorcycle tyres for 10s each.
A comparable wage today is $1500 or so, but legal satisfactory running late 1990s cars can be had for $1000 down to $500 or less with a little hunting. So cheap that nobody works on them to devlop skills for maintaining Sevens in future!

Location: Auckland, NZ