Here are some other interesting statistics from when the truck was manufactured.
Cost of Living 1952
- Average Cost of new house $9.050.00
- Average wages per year $3,850.00
- Cost of a gallon of Gas 20 cents
- Average Cost of a new car $1,700.00
- Average Cost of Rent $80.00 per month
- 1LB of Hamburger Meat 53 cents
- Bacon per LB - 53 cents
Major events in 1952
- Dwight Eisenhower elected President of the United States.
- Korean conflict continued.
- Princess Elizabeth of Britain was coronated queen.
- First Holiday Inn opened.
- The “Today” Program debuted on NBC.
- Polio epidemic worsened. Diary of Anne Frank was published.
- Nelson Mandela was arrested.
- Mother Teresa opened the home for the dying and destitute in Calcutta.
- Puerto Rico became a Self Governing Commonwealth of the United States.
- London Smog killed 4,000.