new cost old motor

[izuizme]

Where can we find the original prices of an older, say 70's 80's 90's motor??

 

[steelespike]

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I don't know unless from notations on old brochures.I can tell you my 77 Merc 500 was about $1500 with an add on tiller.I did the install.My 88 Evinrude 50 was about $2,000 with a tiller,installed on the boat.
As a side note my 77 Crestliner 18' Voyager bare bones utility was $995.
Could have gotten a much prettier 18ft Lund for $1095.Kind of wish I did the Lund.Though the Crestliner was a real workhorse and still in the family.

 

[izuizme]

Re: new cost old motor

Thank U

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: new cost old motor

Try Ebay - I see auctions for old documents related to outboard motors there all the time.

 

[reelfishin]

Re: new cost old motor

.....My 88 Evinrude 50 was about $2,000 with a tiller,installed on the boat.
.......

I was at a local Evinrude dealer today, they had a 1983 Evinrude 50 with controls there, used and were asking $2800 for it. They had one last week, a year newer, for $2900, used, and it sold, they were installing it when I was there today.

I can't figure how someone can justify spending as much for a used motor as that motor was new. Somehow I'd rather spend a few more dollars and have something far newer, or even new, even if it were an off brand motor.


Your best bet on finding the original motor value is to just call a dealer that sold them. They should be able to give you a list price.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: new cost old motor

what brand, what motor?

 

[izuizme]

Re: new cost old motor

a brown band 115hp merc 86' inline 6
and a johnson 79' v6 200hp

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: new cost old motor

why do you want to know, it has nothing to do with it's value today.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: new cost old motor

The price of a used outboard is based on the price of new equivalent outboards. The original selling price has nothing to do with it. If you need a 25 hp outboard, a new one will cost you $XXXX. That's too much for a lot of people, so they go looking for a used one. The older it is, the smaller a fraction of the price of a new one it will sell for. It's that simple, and is based completely on the supply and demand for such outboards.

Condition, of course, plays a role and, in some cases, collectibility. For example, a 1958 Johnson 35hp Super Seahorse sells for more than a 1959 version, even though they're mechanically identical. The 58 just looks better to most people.

Same thing with automobiles. Supply and demand sets the price, not the original selling price.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: new cost old motor

Is this just a curiosity thing ???