Think inflation/ gas/ groceries bad? Try pricing used pickups!!
Before I joined the Navy, I had "Lincoln Lock", "Arc-a-Lock". "Weld-a-Lock", etc in my 57 Chev for part of one winter I think it was 66-67. LOTS of fun. You just have to "get into" "dirt track mode" but the cops don't care for it LOL We had a lot of "winter" and a lot of snow that year.
Back then a friend had a 48 Ford pu with a SB Chev, and ran slicks a lot. He had no money. One day I encountered him in a groceria parking lot. Had the slicks on the truck, I walked up he had tires in the bed with chains on 'em. THOSE tires were BALD!!