Here's a Lotus that's screaming to have a roatary put in it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-Europa-/110725241609?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item19c7bd1b09
Man...
Serious restoration project Alfa here, but oh, the potential. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alfa-Romeo-2000-GTV-/110724731333?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item19c7b551c5
I kinda doubt that this Super is cheap enough,but who knows... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-Super-105-series-/140589650493?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item20bbcbd23d
I can tell you how to set this Spider up http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/weber-carburators-/250871712979?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a691e8cd3
There's about a .01% chance this ends below $2000, but if it does, it's worth it. Even if you want to cut it up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-ALFA-ROMEO-GTV-2000-Coupe-No-Reserve-/300587361861?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item45fc672645
One of a few Fiat Spiders on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Fiat-124-Spider-/250868770535?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a68f1a6e7
And an X19
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fiat-X19-1986-Parts-Only-Running-and-Driving-/220825698407?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item336a3cc067
Isn't this what a Yugo is based off of?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-FIAT-128-COUPE-/290591315975?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item43a8979807
Another doubtful that it will end sub $2000, but we had one of these when I was a kid http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-Fiat-850-Coupe-/120761109521?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1c1dec4c11
Wasn't John Brown looking for a car that needed and LS? Well, yea, kinda obvious, but it would apply...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/87-Covertte-project-missing-engine-and-manual-trans-/150642768316?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item23130239bc
Or this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-chevrolet-corvet-/180708022944?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a13099aa0
That should keep a few here up a night for a few days.