[Public-List] Original price of an alberg 30

Thu Apr 8 12:27:15 PDT 2021

Adjusted for inflation, an A30 today would cost around $75,000 although I am sure there are other factors that would probably make it more expensive than that.
Marcelo
#441

> On Apr 8, 2021, at 12:51 PM, John Irving via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> About the same as a new Lincoln Continental!
> 
>> On Apr 8, 2021, at 1:48 PM, Jay Davenport via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I have the original paperwork for my 1973 A30. It was $12,500.
>> Jay Davenport
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   On Thursday, April 8, 2021, 01:13:04 PM EDT, David Terrell via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:  
>> 
>> Thanks Rolph. Very helpful. That was somewhat higher than I had
>> guessed at 12.5K
>> David, 432
>> 
>>    -----------------------------------------From: "Rolph Townshend via
>> Public-List" 
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>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
>> Cc: "Rolph Townshend"
>> Sent: Thursday April 8 2021 10:50:39AM
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Original price of an alberg 30
>> 
>> David - We bought our A30 new in 1965 (#76)- the price was $10,000. I
>> don't
>> believe that price included sails. The sails were about $2,500 (main,
>> 150
>> jib and spinnaker). I believe the price in 1970 was about $15,000
>> total. We
>> sold our boat in 1979 for $18,000.. We owned it for 14 years, cruised
>> and
>> raced it hard, and loved the boat. Later, in 1998 we bought #550 for
>> $16,000 and sold it in 1983 for $23,000. She had an exceptional
>> racing
>> record which accounted for that price.
>> Rolph Townshend.
>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:18 PM David Terrell via Public-List <
>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know the price of a new Alberg 30 in 1970. I will be
>>> teaching sailing soon and using my boat as the floating lab for the
>>> course. I think this information could be useful. I have found out
>>> that a 4 door Cadillac went for about 10K.
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> David Terrell, 432, Scholarship
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