I paid $5,995.00 + tx, etc. when I purchased my 1985 Toyota new in Jully, 1985. I still have it, it is in Cherry condition and only has 45,000 original miles on it.
Here are SOME of the events that took place in 1985- it's not comprehensive by any means, but it might be of help:
The Ethiopian Famine- although it started the previous year, by '85 it had become...