I love old stuff like that, it is so interesting to go back in time and see how simple life was and what things cost. I have an old Sears Roebuck catalog and it is fun to read it and see what all Sears carried and the prices back then.
I remember ads in the newspaper where some cars were advertised for 99 cents just to get people in the door. I understand people slept on the dealers doorstep all night to be the first one in the door.