A brand-new Ford Runabout (Model T) (1925)

September · Humboldt County, CA

$260

A brand-new Ford Runabout (Model T) in 1925 cost $260.

Advertised in the Humboldt Times on Sept. 27, 1925, with windshield and fold-up top included.

Source: Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections. Prices are what people paid at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

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