Long boring story so I wont bother you with the details.
Close to 30 years ago I passed on an Aston Martin DB5 that needed "restoration". Asking
$12,500! (privately imported from the UK)
At the time you could buy a really nice one in Aus for around 40k.
They're asking $1,695,000 AUD for this one right now!
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1963-aston-martin-db5-manual/SSE-AD-6030285/