You want something sporty, stands out in a crowd, fun to drive, your looking for Old American Muscle. You dont see much of it on the road anymore, when you do it always gets looks, and there is nothing like old American V8 rumble from under the hood and your feet to grab attention and pound you into the back seat when you whomp on it. I can promise you will grab more attention with an older American car in theis country then you would with rice and a fart can. I get more people looking at my 88 Firebird when parked at the store then any other car. Because you dont see many of them. When you do they are rusty and falling apart. Mine is in near mint condition. No matter where I go I get "Nice car" and it still has the balls to lay scratch and get up and go.
Aside of that if your looking for something newish to do it, forget it for it all pretty much looks the same and like an ass hole everyone has one or seen it everyday. But for $20-$25K you should be able to find a pretty nice Muscle Car for that scratch. None of this new American "Muscle" stuff Im talking 50-80's stuff that can sometimes be found extreamly cheap.