[AT] Oliver Super 55 WHY????

[Ralph Goff]

----- Original Message -----
From: Danny Tabor <dannytabor2000 at yahoo.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam/Phish> WHY????


>        Yea, there was a 44 sold here locally for
> $8500, not restored but complete. On ebay you'll see
> parts machines sell for 3-4000 because of their
> rarity.

Danny, you inspired me to dig out my old Oliver suggested retail price book
from the mid 1950s. Would you believe you could have bought a new Super 55
gas model for $1873.00 according to the 1955 book? If you wanted the "big"
rear rubber it pushed the price to $1895.
Diesel models were higher at $2360 or $2382 depending on rear tire size.
(Only two options, 10 or 11x28)
If you wanted the special highway yellow paint it would cost you an extra
$16.00.
These were factory prices at South Bend Iowa. Delivery to Regina, Sask.
would have been about $83 going by their freight rate of $2.89 per
hundredweight.
 By rail of course, in case you were wondering.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/