I thought you guys would find this interesting, I took the most common pattern Judge combo (4spd no AC) and converted the prices to 2025 dollars:
69 GTO hardtop: $29,445(base price)
4 speed manual: $ 1,724.18
HD Safe-T-Track: $ 589.56
AM Radio: $ 569.97
Remote mirror: $ 98.24
Custom belts: $ 117.93
Hood tach: $ 589.56
Console: $ 520.80
Gauges & clock: $ 471.63
Power steering: $ 982.63
Power disc brakes: $ 599.45
Soft-ray glass / all: $ 343.90
The judge: $3,144.39
Shipping: $ 933.00 (based on $100 in 1969 dollars)
Total: $40,130.73
This helps us perhaps better understanding why, so few cars were loaded with options back then. Even more so, a fully optioned automatic AC Judge would have cost over $53k in todays money.
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Last edited by north; 11-28-2025 at 05:10 PM.
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