I'm in my early 50's and caught the tail end of it. It was a great time.
This was $2500.00 in 1986. An example of an extremely clean and well kept 72 H code car. In today's world that price is about $6500.00. But I am guessing low to mid 20's real world. No question, the hobby is much different today. Those of us who lived it got lucky...