What car deal did you get back in the day?

My first car was a 72 4 door dart. After bugging my neighbor for about a year he finally sold it to me for $250. It was in showroom mint condition. This was around 1991.
Sometime late 90's I got my 74 barracuda for free in exchange for doing some work on a guys 71 340 duster. Spent about a week or two working on the duster and brought the car home. About 2 months ago I finally got around to restoring it :) Its been sitting idle since I got it.