Prices gone up, inflation and all, on the other hand you could buy a car and do all the work he did and see what you come up with, and how much it costs. The work part aint for the faint of heart the welding, fabrication, paint and body work right down to color sanding and buffing requires physical effort most aint got it in them that why the "on the cheap" "Junk" and "Rat rod" builds came about...:) H code cars will always bring in more than the clones. The clones are 20K and up...done propery with little to no work needed, its a no brainer. 50 grand isnt all that these days for real. youll spend that much restoring one if not more.