[PRCo] Re: Bowser PRCo/PATransit PCC cars.

[John Swindler]

 Hi Fred Since money is just a medium of exchange, how many hours would you have had to work 50 years ago to buy a Penn Scale Models PCC compared with how many hours would you have had to work in 2012 for white metal kit today??  Probably your dad's wage scale would be more appropriate, and your 2012 state pay would be about 2.5 hours, considering taxes. As a warning, this is posed by someone who has been browsing thru old MR from 1990s and RMC/MR from 1950s/60s.  I was surprised.  Brass trolley imports were going from $19.95 to $24.95, early issues, increasing to prices in $30 range by late 1960s. The November 1961 issue of RMC has the Galbreath article on PRC M-1.  That issue got pulled for PTM. CheersJohn    
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> On Aug 15, 2012, at 6:01 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:
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> > Back in 19-ought-6 they were that price. Today you can get the white metal
> > Bowser cars for 87.17. You can also buy a PRCo/PAT 1700-series boday from
> > IHP for 55.00 then the Bowser PCC drive unit w/ floor for 72.00 and have a
> > well detailed, good running Pittsburgh car for 127.00. IHP makes HO and N
> > scale PCC, Rapid Transit, Commuter Rail and LRV bodies (and complete RTR
> > units also) from various systems across the US.  The IHP craftmanship is
> > excellent and Mike Bartel, the owner, stands behind his products. The
> > selection changes throughout the year. Many items are also sold on eBay.
> > The IHP website is:::::Imperial Hobby
> > Productions<http://ihphobby.tripod.com/update.html>
> > .
> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Aren't they supposed to cost $16.95 from Pennsylvania Scale Models in
> >> Pottsville?   :<)   That's what I paid for mine.   I think I was 13 years
> >> old then.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Aug 15, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:
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> >>> In case anyone wanted a Bowser PRCo H.O. scale PCC and missed it, they
> >> may
> >>> be re-ordered.  I received the attached list of PCC cars which may now be
> >>> ordered for upcoming second production runs. The due date is shown. PRCo
> >>> and other available transit company names are also shown:
> >>> *Bowser Items  8-14-12*
> >>> *
> >>> Available for Backorder
> >>> Executive Line Diesel Locos
> >>> (not in stock but more may be backordered)
> >>> 
> >>> *
> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> *
> >> 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Herb Brannon
> > In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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