WTB - Muscle Car (Pontiac, Chevrolet)

[greg86z28]

Looking for a project muscle car, my first one to restore. Probably will be my last one too, so I want to make sure I get something that I really like and can enjoy for the rest of my life. Looking to restore back to factory spec and have something around a #2 condition car when done (excellent/mint condition, but a car show driver, not a trailer queen investment grade vehicle). I've been told by knowledgeable people to find the most complete car possible. Also, to me, taking apart something is half the fun to learn the history.

Here are the cars I have interest in:
1969-1970 Chevelle SS (L78, LS5, LS6 cars)
1969 Camaro SS/Z28 (My uncle has a 302 from his old Z28 (car is long gone), this would be my first choice of vehicle as it would have sentimental value).
1963-1967 C2 Corvette (maybe a 1968-1970, but I'm not a huge fan of the C3 body style).
1968-1970 GTO (especially if it was optioned with hide-away headlights)
1970-1971 Trans Am

Car must have been optioned with a 4 speed. Does not need to be numbers matching however. I think I'd rather have a NOM L78 Chevelle than a numbers matching L34. Is that a smart choice?

Cash in hand ($10,000 roughly, that could go up depending on the vehicle, maybe even by $5,000) and I can travel to pick something up.

Thank you so much,

Greg