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September 27, 2023

#TBT: That Time Mustang Was Marketed to Harried Public Accountants

Should a harried Public Accountant drive a relaxed private fun car like Mustang?

The California Board of Accountancy tells us the average yearly salary for a CPA in 1964 was $6,708.42. A 1966 Mustang, like the one the "frazzled figure-wrestler" in the photo above is driving, started at $2500 base.

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