[William]

An important factor in purchasing an old muscle car is realizing that you [or your family] will need to move it someday. Shop quality first.

I'm with Jonesy. I think your budget is light for your wish list. I have data on 35 auction Z/28-RS [no X-rams] and the 5 year average is $81,369. 2020 average is $93,500.

Be very careful buying '60s muscle cars at auction. I have attended many; a good portion of the '69 Z/28s consigned are welded-up junk. Fake paperwork, repro body tags, re-stamped drivetrain components. Re-bodies. Seen all of it. Camaro High Performance Certification is an excellent insurance policy but insist on seeing the actual report including page 2. That's where all the pros/cons are listed. A real, unrestored Z/28 can still have missing, incorrect or non-original parts.

It's a jungle out there.