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

A friend and I were out driving around and saw a 65 Falcon sitting in a front yard with a for sale sign. Had tires hanging out the side in back and a straight axle. We were fresh out of high school; I was 6' tall and 125 lbs and my friend was 5'6" and 110 lbs. We knock on the front door and this HUGE man answers. We thought we were gonna die! Soft spoken but his body took up the whole door opening and not fat, it was muscle. Found out he was a bouncer at the local disco. Anyway, the car was $1,500, had a 429 SCJ, 4-speed and a 9" rear end. He was selling it because on it's maiden test drive, he hit second gear, jumped the curb and plowed down I don't know how much corn. My friend and I looked at each other, looked at our tooth pick arms and wisely said thank-you for your time but no thank-you.Wonder where it ended up?