Bel Air

The only brand new car we had, at least that I know of, was a 1970 Chevrolet Bel Air; some version of green. It’s MSRP at the time was $2,988, which is about $21,000 is today’s money. I found a picture of one on the internet:

Due to a combination of the salt used on Western NY roads in the winter, plus some inferior quality of the sheet metal used to make the body of the car, it was a veritable rust-bucket within a few years. I felt bad for Dad – his 1st brand new car rusts out in just a few years.