I've always been a bit partial to the late 1960s vintage Chevelle SS ...
You won’t find a cheap Camaro from that era. Try one of these.
Because a 60's era Camaro or Mustang won't be.
Build a Cobra Replicar.
Chevelle SS
Check values especially if you want to restore it.
Personally, I’d love to get my hands on a Dodge Super Bee. But I’m 65 and what the heck would I do with it?
How much can you do?
How far back? (frame, frame off, uni body)
I've always been a bit partial to the late 1960s vintage Chevelle SS ...
My oldest brother misses his 1969 El Camino. I miss my 1966 Mustang. I learned from a wealthy collector that Ford Model T’s are available for under $10K, because the owners are downsizing.
It IS a rust bucket, but not a manual transmission.
Put a 450 in a VW camper van and become the VIP in your neighborhood.
Well just duh!
Porsche 914, also REALLY fun to drive (not for long trips)
If it's an old rust bucket you want, the Chevy Vega would corrode in the dealer show room when it was new.
Dodge Daytona Super Bird 426 Hemi
Underrated ass-kickers.
* 1968 Plymouth Satellite with the 318 small-block. Hydraulic lifters gave it a kick that could eat Camero 350s of the same generation.
* 1969 Duster or Roadrunner — not quite sisters but close kin to the magnificent Charger.
Dodge made the BEST muscle cars ever!
Heck YEAH I said it, Ford and Chevy dudes and dudettes!
John Deere, you gotta mow the lawn and then work your way up to something on 4 wheels with a longer and wider wheelbase.
You’re just looking for something now that you can wash and wax (the wife is still gonna make you coup de gras)
[truck... pre 1981/ anything w/out electronic ignition]
Search online in the non humid states. (I worked for GM, did rebuilds) Others will have advise. Good luck, have fun.
This one IS a manual, but not a rust bucket.
If I had the money I would buy something like this. An old classic, but with all of the mechanics improved so the ride, braking, handling, etc. is that of a modern car.
I recall when I bought our Honda Odyssey van 10 years ago I read a review where they compared it to a 1968 Porsche Turbo Carrera. The van did better in almost all of the trials (turns, snaking through the cones, braking, etc.) The Porsche did do better in the 0-60 straight-away time.