I had $500-700 budget looking for mt first car and test drove a few.Almost bought a `72? Dodge Coronet 4dr,blue,318 but really wanted something cooler than a four door.
I then found a `68 Chevelle SS,blue on blue,Cragars,air shocksoriginally a 396/4 spd but the guy selling it had yanked it and dropped in a 307/2spd Powerglide.I bought it for $500 cuz even though it wasn`t fast it looked cool and gas being expensive
(~30-35cents/gallon) I couldn`t have affored to feed the 396 anyway.It was a decent car but it had it`s share of problems from mickey mouse wiring done by the previuos owner.Ended up selling it a year later for $650 to got to college,dropped out after 1 semester,got a job and bought my second car a `73 Sattelite Sebring Plus,318,a/c,buckets.