Old D7 invoices and prices...

so is the Thunder bird still been made any more if so does a new D7 cost around 3 and half times that of a Thunderbird ?????

Got some good history there

Paul

What was the D7 3T traded for another new 3T or was the 17A all ready out?

Very interesting comparison.

A friend had just bought a in New Holland Fiat crawler for vineyard work,and someone on here had a receipt or the MSRP posted for a D2 from the day.Doing some research on inflation in the years in between the NH was only several thousand more,and almost twice the engine horse power. The owner laughs that it will not till more acres per hour than the IH TD6 it is replacing because it has no more weight. But does have 3 hydraulic valves,PTO, and 3 point hutch that D2 didn't.

The new to the purchaser 3T-D7 was five years old in 1958 when purchased. It was a 1953 model according to serial number. The 3T-D7 traded in for $5500.00 was a 1959 model. So in reality a 5 year old Cat was close in price to 3 new Thunderbirds.

Hey OldIronHabit,

Your post didn't make sense to me. Is there a typo? A 9xxx is newer than a 24xxx??? Doesn't add up.
Glen

Hey OldIronHabit,

Your post didn't make sense to me. Is there a typo? A 9xxx is newer than a 24xxx??? Doesn't add up.
Glen

What would that interest charge have been for? It didn't look like it was a hire purchase as I didn't see a term but maybe I missed that? Maybe it's the Cat dealer passing on the interest charge he paid for having the new tractor in stock?

so is the Thunder bird still been made any more if so does a new D7 cost around 3 and half times that of a Thunderbird ?????

Got some good history there

Paul

The new to the purchaser 3T-D7 was five years old in 1958 when purchased. It was a 1953 model according to serial number. The 3T-D7 traded in for $5500.00 was a 1959 model. So in reality a 5 year old Cat was close in price to 3 new Thunderbirds.

Yep,
Thought it was a typo, '59 turned out to be a '49. Wish I could get 10 years younger with snapping a finger...
Glen