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Curious Historical Note One: The average price paid
by the U.S. Gov't was about $ 25,000 for each CG-4 and were sold surplus after the war for $ 75.00 each. Post-war purchases of brand
new CG-4's (still in their original wooden shipping box) was not uncommon. An
example purchase would be that a group of neighbors would pool $75 to purchase a CG-4... not because they wanted the glider, but because they wanted shipping box! Upon receipt the glider was extracted and hauled off to the city dump and the box was cut up into sub-sections and then distributed
among the buyer group. The sub-sections were then used for a variety of applications (e.g. a child's playhouse, tool
shed, ham radio shack, chicken coop, etc.). Other uses included house
trailers, hunting / fishing cabins and a reported motel. Curious
Historical Note Two The Ford Motor Co. produced 4200 CG-4's at their plant
in Kingsford, Michigan which represented 30% of the total glider production. As a result of this higher volume Ford
could enjoy an economy of scale to become the least cost producer of the CG-4 as their unit cost to the
U.S. Government was $15,000 vs. $ 25,000 from the other fifteen producers. This former aircraft factory site
is now utilized by Kingsford Products Co. for the manufacture of BBQ charcoal briquettes.
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