$497 in 1963 adjusted for 2024 inflation is $5,112.86
And that's based on the official inflation rate. The real rate is higher.
@JoshuaSlocum @BigTLarrity @RichardJohnson I've got a Hotpoint circa 1956 that's still pumping out ice cold brewskies and suffocating children that play hide and seek in it. We don't build 'em like we used to.