Was this typical of new 1950's cars?

Posted by Muir On 2014/9/3 0:54:32

Nothing really that interesting: just going through my cars' receipts:

10/3/56 "install new shifting flange. Adjust throttle linkage. Repair shifting problem."

12/6/56 "repair windshield wipers"

1/30/57 "Repair levelizer short"

2/2/57 "Install new windshield: shaded glass" ($113.60!)

3/4/57 " Remove & replace ultra trans. Recondition converter. recondition high range. Install new bell housing. Install new rear oil pump drive. Install front pump rotor set (?) flange"

3/18/57 "Remove Ultra Oil pan, fix(?) & clean governor"

7/17/57 "check torsion level. Repair. replace levelizer switch with late type"

The car had gone from 13052 mls to 19983 mls in that time,
and Mr W Huggins 910 Nth Western has had to pay for it all!

Fairly obviously the trans rebuilds the major, but maybe it happens more regularly on new cars now than what we may think? Just today they get swapped out rather than repaired.

Thoughts? :)
Muir