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

In 79, I was 16, and living in a trailer park. In the park storage compound was a 69 Mustang Mach 1, 428 automatic, R code. It was red with black interior, had a shaker hood, and looked to be all original. The owner had started to take the engine apart, presumably due to the cracked block, then abandoned it. From what I could see, all the parts were in the car. I kept thinking about it and that I should go to the management office and see if I could find out who owned it. Then after about 2 years of procrastination, I was coming home from school and saw the car on the back of a tow truck heading out of the park. I immediately went to the park office and asked what had happened, park manager told me that he had sold it for unpaid storage fees of $150.00.:eek::BangHead:
Also in 79, I came across a black 70 Challenger 318 column shift automatic base model. Had around 55k miles, asking price was $1700. Car was pretty solid and clean, only modification of note was dual exhaust. Working part time and going to high school, just couldn't afford it. :(
In 85, I was helping a friend pick up an 8.75 differential for his 67 Dart GT at a local Mopar hoarders house. In one garage there was a 1970 triple black, gator grain roof, Challenger R/T SE, 440 4 bbl automatic. Asking price was either $4500. or $5000. Transmission was blown, car had around 70k miles, but I was unemployed and broke. :BangHead: