I would think you could find a drivable Corvette for $2,400 or less. Looking in the Phoenix area I found a Corvette body. Perfect! Drop that on a stretched Metro and call it a day!
Also a Jeep Cherokee, a Kia Sorento, and a Honda Accord.
Can you imagine a world where you search for Corvettes and only find Corvettes?
Here is a 1985 in Flagstaff for $2,100, negotiable:
https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto...726970918.html
The pictures are terrible. Who knows if the car is any good, but it is as good a base as any for some $2,400 rims!