Musclecar or Corvette?

[TimG]

The third generation Corvettes are great cars and nice ones can be found in your price range. Don't rule out a nice 1973 soft bumper Corvette, either. Also, the 1973 Z28's are the nice bumpers and they have the fairly potent L82 motors.
These are certainly in your price range and you can have an original car that is very similar in looks to the rip roaring 1970 to 1972 LT1 Z28's. How about a nice 1970 to 1973 Trans Am, you can find a fairly nice one for a decent price as long as you don't go into 455 SD territory.