rich mans hobby... with this hobby not rich for long :-)
seriously, like any hobby it costs all the money you can spare, and some people spend close to a million on a cuda and sell it for half.. others spend what some considder alittle, others alot.. on a camaro.. or malibu
and end up with somthing that is just as pro-touring, so the answer is definately no, it is not a rich mans hobby, but it certainly isnt cheap either
if you look at some of the coolest tro troring cars out there they are built by somone with a a good welder and a lot of clever engineering, not all the money in the world, take charles libbys 66 fairlane, or the schwartz caddilack attack... they arent super high dollar cars but i cant say they are any less PT than any other car..