Hate to admit this here, but I’ve started looking at prices for ‘69 Mustangs (one of my Bucket List cars), and what I’m finding seems to fit well with this thread in that, in my opinion, $20-$30k seems to be the “sweet spot” for cars that are either, A) Original, but kinda “crusty” (or “well loved”), or B) “Lipstick on a pig” cars. Now admittedly that last one may be a bit harsh, but it gets the message across….
I agree 100% with everyone who asked, “What are you looking for/what are you going to do with it?”, as I’m struggling a bit with that myself right now, but fortunately it seems the OP seems to “know his limitations” (cue Harry Callahan), and I wish him well in his search!