[70LonghornCST]

Wow! That is a lot of money. However, for those watching the availability of these dwindle at an exponential rate, it is not surprising that the price is rising to assanine levels. These hooks just don't come around as often as they once did. However, even if they reproduce these, I don't think the originals will become cheap. They just don't exist in high numbers. And there are plenty of people who are very picky as to keep their builds all OEM. When the AM/FM radios were reproduced, the price for originals did not go down. If a buyer has his/her her heart set on what they want, he/she will pay what it takes to get it. The demand that has driven the price up to the extent to which it has gone up has not been due to casual interest, but that instead, the interest of diehard OEM restorers.