And you could still finish the inside with that beeyooteeful walnut-like panelling and maybe some Avocado shag! :-) On 11/3/06, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > For interest's sake (so to speak) I consulted the inflation > calculator at http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflateCPI.html and input > in a cost of 340 with a date of 1971. The inflation-adjusted result > of that high-top expressed in 2004 dollars works out to $1,585.76. > > Seems to me it would me more cost-effective to bring in one of > Jeffrey's German imports. Particularly as that $340 doesn't include > the cost of labour. > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" > www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia > www.busesofthecorn.com > > > > > > On 3-Nov-06, at 12:02 AM, rpc wrote: > > > For those who asked for the information: > > > > POPULAR MECHANICS, Feb 1971 > > "How to Raise the Roof On a Camper Van" > > From Van to Camper -- $340 > > > > I scanned the article and uploaded the 6 pages into my yahoo > > briefcase. > > http://briefcase.yahoo.com/populuxe59 > > Check the folder "hi-top" > > > > Chris C 90mv >
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