Cost of Paint and Bodywork?!

This car had body and paint over 8years ago
I disassembled it completely
It was brought down to bare metal had quarters and complete trunk floor replaced
Trunk extension piece as well as lower windshield frame needed much work
Under hood door jambs and interior were also painted
Lead was used on all repairs
The guy you did it was lifelong auto body man and now retired who works out of his back yard garage
Soup to nuts I was into the body for somewhere between 15 and 18 grand
Today this same job would have run over 35 easily
Two months ago I took the car back to the same guy and he installed the rocker moldings, touched up a few areas and wet sanded the car with three different grades than polished and waxed
He also installed a new trunk gasket
This work alone cost me 2500 which I think was cheap
The car looks as good or better in person as it does in pictures but make no mistake although the body work is arrow straight it’s still no show car and I drive it whenever I can which I think is the way it should be
All in all I got bargain price and great work done by a honest guy