Ideas for a cheap, fun CL car for an East Coast road trip?

A couple of weekends ago, a friend came up with the idea that he and I would buy some cheap (<$1500) cars off of Craigslist and drive from New England down the coast and back, Top Gear style. We are going to be doing some challenges along the way and selling the cars upon our return. What's the most fun I can have for a week for $1500? via /r/cars http://ift.tt/2rRsRsp