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A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - Tony Griffiths - 04-04-2020
1955 and with the need to still export as much as possible ten years after WW2, the demand for almost any sort of car was still high. Check the Minor, still at list price - was car purchase tax in 1955 set at 40%? The Ruby (with its "re-con" engine) would, today - in comparable purchasing power - be £2454.
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RE: A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - John Mason - 04-04-2020
Hi Tony, What no buns.
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RE: A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - Tony Betts - 04-04-2020
not even a beaver.
tony.
RE: A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - Tony Griffiths - 04-04-2020
(04-04-2020, 07:42 PM)John Mason Wrote: Hi Tony, What no buns.
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(04-04-2020, 07:53 PM)Tony Betts Wrote: not even a beaver.I was tempted to put on the car's screen "Free tray of buns with this car" - but though it might spoil the picture for those enthusiastic Ruby owners who want to commission a 1.5 m x 2m display for their garage wall.
tony.
RE: A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - Steve kay - 04-04-2020
You were very restrained, not even adding "Phoenix crank, twin SUs, double valve springs" to attract the sporting buyer.
RE: A very smart Ruby for sale: 1955 - Bob Culver - 04-04-2020
The youthful prospective buyer of the Morris 10 sufficently astute to check the compression on the handle.