What cars did you pass on buying in the 60s/70s because they cost too much

I was 16 in 2007 and my dad said he'd buy me my first car but the budget was $3,000. My dad isn't a car enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination but I've been an obsessed gearhead since I could walk and by 15 I had become infatuated with classic Mopars. Started searching eBay and other classified sites for my general area but all that was in my budget for running, driving cars were A-bodies. I then saw a 1968 Satellite with a 383 and 4-speed get listed on eBay locally for $2500; got really excited but within a day or 2 it was up at $5500. So we ended up checking out a gold 1970 Duster that had some rough edges but was overall super solid, ran and drive but needed some work... thought about it for a day or 2 then grabbed it and it's the car I now still have and is my main project car (it's the one in my avatar).

Even only(?) 15 years later I think I'd have a hard time finding a 2-door late-60s Plymouth B-body running and driving with a big block and 4-speed for less than $7-8k, probably more like $10k. Oh well I'll just keep praying some day I make enough money to afford cars like that. Honestly my main bucket-list Mopar right now is actually a Gen 5 Viper but I probably won't be able to afford one of those until I'm closer to retiring lol. Idk who knows, it helps to stay positive maybe something good will happen sooner. But I'm not counting on it lol