You can do something like the car we just finished below. A carbed small or big block, nothing to exotic, 700R or TKO trans, mid level suspension, mid level brakes, 2 piece 17" or 18" wheels, stock interior, Vintage Air, for about $80K.
As Todd mentioned, there is about 200 to 250 hours of assembly you can avoid if you can put together the rolling sheel like he did. And of coarse the farther from stock you go, the more those assembly hours grow.
