Lots of 911 variants recommended here, but the 911 company also has a mid engine 2-seater that can be had cheaper. I like the version with the cloth top that goes down, because I like the extra drama of the wind in what’s left of my hair, but they also make a steel roof coupe version.

Lotus makes some terrific stuff.

Why are we talking about converting a Ferrari 360 to three-pedals when Ferrari has already built some of those that way? Just get one like that. (I have an irrational love for the 328/308 cars, and those are nearly 100k now.)

A good friend of mine builds restomod corvettes, mostly c2 but the occasional c1 and sometimes a c3, with modern brakes and modern-ish chassis and LS power. I don’t know if 100k would do it these days, because the parts and materials are more expensive. But for some people, a ‘66 roadster finished to a higher standard than anything GM ever built, with a 7-liter aluminum small block shouting through side pipes, with enough suspension and brake and tire capability to make at least some sort of use out of that power in a 2,600 lb car, is the right flavor of drama. (If we’re doing one for me, a c1 with an LS3 would be fine.)