8 bucks for a tune-up in 1963

Laurentian · Veteran Member

8 bucks for a tune-up in 1963

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

Nice ... love it! It would have cost 10 bucks if it was an 8 cylinder! smile

dualquadpete · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Wonder if they are still in business?? I'd pay the $10 bucks for a tune up!!!!

JC2+2 · Poncho Master!

Wonder how much labor would have cost if they did the job.

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

This should give you an idea.......from Stats Canada

Average earnings of male and female employees in manufacturing, survey week 1956 to 1965, and percentage increases over previous year
	Male		Female		Both sexes
	Average earnings	Increase over previous year	Average earnings	Increase over previous year	Average earnings	Increase over previous year
	$	%	$	%	$	%
Average hourly wages
1956	1.66	5.7	1.00	5.3	1.53	6.2
1957	1.75	5.4	1.05	5.0	1.61	5.2
1958	1.80	2.9	1.08	2.9	1.65	2.5
1959	1.88	4.4	1.11	2.8	1.72	4.2
1960	1.93	2.7	1.14	2.7	1.77	2.9
1963	2.12	9.8	1.27	11.4	1.95	10.2
1964	2.21	4.2	1.32	3.9	2.02	3.6
1965	2.33	5.4	1.41	6.8	2.13	5.4
Average weekly wages
1956	70.67	5.7	39.29	4.7	63.97	5.7
1957	72.21	2.2	39.49	0.5	65.31	2.1
1958	75.03	3.9	41.90	6.1	67.85	3.9
1959	79.20	5.6	43.36	3.5	71.35	5.2
1960	80.34	1.4	43.96	1.4	72.39	1.5
1963	89.86	11.8	49.22	12.0	80.80	11.6
1964	94.00	3.3	51.41	4.4	84.35	4.4
1965	99.38	5.7	54.85	6.7	89.32	5.9
Average weekly salaries
1956	99.05	5.9	49.31	4.9	85.23	5.8
1957	104.63	5.6	51.84	5.1	89.92	5.5
1958	108.34	3.5	54.07	4.3	93.74	4.2
1959	112.78	4.1	55.73	3.1	97.10	3.6
1960	116.41	3.2	57.98	4.0	100.47	3.5
1963	128.50	10.4	64.17	10.7	111.29	10.8
1964	133.55	3.9	66.51	3.6	115.54	3.8
1965	139.00	4.1	69.31	4.2	120.27	4.1
Note: Survey week is the last week of October. This survey was not conducted in 1961 and 1962.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.

Laurentian · Veteran Member

The stats go to show it's all relative!

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Laurentian wrote:
The stats go to show it's all relative!

Growing up in the mid 60's I remember my father (tool & die maker) working in the Detroit area,

quitting one shop and going to another because he got 25 cents an hour more....

he worked 14 shops in two years and ended up at GM Fisher Body Fort Street Plant 21 for 28 years.

I also remember these shops never harboured any ill feelings against those quitting,because

the shortage of skilled workers was such that they could have these workers come back and work for them again.

Signs outside every shop listed the workers they needed,and getting a job was just a matter of going inside,applying and hearing "when can you start?"

Lots of overtime in those days and incentives like free catered lunches on overtime Saturday and Sunday.

The workers in all these small shops then were involved in the building of the cars we treasure today.

Fisher Body Plant 21 .......closed officially on Friday June 16th 1989, built in 1919.

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