Actually this says more about you than it does about restoring VMB's.

At/near basic level say $1999 or less initial entry fee, y'all be pressed to find a more enjoyable old world project car than the fatbod 300d unless yer lucky enough to git yer hands on Pontoon that aint rusted to smitherines, no such problems with the 300d that carries more German steel than the English channel. Otherwise coupes, cabrios? Yeah sure if ye got $10k kickin around just to git ye started.