You guys shouldn't feel too bad about decisions made on the car in 86-87.
5800 was double what it was worth in the condition that Robertson described back then.
You would have had to live with kicking and doubting yourself for at least two decades afterwards. I would have walked away from it too.
If it had been a complete different color family scenario - like red black gold orange etc.. it might have needed some deeper consideration and heavier negotiations.
I was stalking these cars back in that time frame.
Back then, Code 24 might have actually been viewed by a lot of enthusiasts as a devalue against Code 26.
Its definitely worth its weight in todays world.
Very Very cool car